Canyons of the Second Moon

Escaping his adversaries on the planet Meridian, Kurt Rodin and his robot companion Paulinus hyperjump into the hazardous Halo Kappa system. Haunted by the death of his old comrade Gideon, hounded by space pirates and bureaucrats alike, and enmeshed in the machinations of political factions on the planet Xenolith, Kurt finds it almost impossible to pursue his livelihood. And when he is given a new mission by those who have chased him relentlessly across the stars, he finds himself forced to confront the truth about friend and foe alike.