Darren Quilliam had always felt that what his uncles had achieved on the planet Verus was just the sort of thing that he wanted to do when he graduated.
So, now he is a seasoned veteran of the exploration division, based at Cape Canaveral and used to hopping from world to world through the growing Nexima Federation.
Exploration, the spread of sub-light spacecraft in an ever-growing sphere with Earth at the centre, continues and Darren’s next prospective destination is quickly approaching. AI pilot and long-time friend, Nexi, is now in charge of the flight of the Manannan and both are looking forward to working together on a new mission.
Will feels as if he has no choice but to accept his posting to Nairobi. When your employer pays well and supports you, there has to be a little bit of give-and-take. Still, spending three months in Africa wasn't something that he saw in his future.
Thrown into a place that feels isolating and dangerous, Will has to learn to live and work in a place that's so very different from his Isle of Man home. The lifestyle is different, he people are different and, perhaps the most disturbing of all, everyone is allegedly openly homophobic and bigoted.
"Anyway," Will says to himself, "I didn't come here looking for romance." He forces himself to conform, puts his head down and gets on with the task of training the new staff as best he can. Sometimes all you can do is get through the ordeal. Sometimes, however, the ordeal itself reveals a new truth that changes your life forever.
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