Jack McDevitt brings back the daring Alex Benedict from A Talent for War, thrusting him into a far-future tale of mystery and suspense that will lead the prominent antiquities dealer to the truth about an abandoned space yacht called the Polaris.

"one of the nominees for this years Nebula Award..."
—Living

"Space travel, asteroids, secret scientific developments and arguments about the ethics of tinkering with the basic genome add spice to the stew. McDevitt’s work in this area is being compared to that of the late Isaac Asimov..."
—Living