Against That Time - Paperback

With the aid of Jaelle and the reluctant services of former crimelord Dusko, Wrik Trigardt and his ancient android partner Maauro launch Lost Planet Expeditions, ventures into the places others fear to tread.
But the Confederation's long reach soon calls them to the edge of known space, to a storm-wracked gas giant where the utterly alien Ribisans dwell. There they confront an enemy who bends time and space itself. One wrong move could ignite an interstellar war.
As danger mounts, Wrik and Maauro must rely on each other as never before. Their bond deepens in unexpected ways, forcing them to confront not only their enemies but their own inner limits.
Against That Time continues Wrik's desperate search for redemption and Maauro's struggle for identity after fifty thousand years in exile, a sweeping space opera of peril, discovery, and the cost of survival.