Pathfinder — Laura E. Reeve

THIS MISSION WILL GET UNDER HER SKIN.

To her partners at Aether Exploration, Ariane Kedros is the daring pilot of their prospecting ship. She is also a reserve major in the Consortium of Autonomous Worlds -- accepting mysterious assignments to fulfill her duty. To the Terran Expansion League, she is a war criminal -- guilty of piloting a ship on a mission that obliterated an entire solar system.

Major Ariane Kedros needs a shot at redemption -- and the mysterious aliens known as the Minoans need an extraordinary human pilot with a rejuv-stimulated metabolism such as Ariane for a dangerous expedition to a distant solar system. Butthere's a catch: The Minoans have to implant their technology in Ariane's body, and it might not be removable. Ariane is willing to take the risk, but as she begins the perilous journey, she is unaware that hiding within the exploration team, there is an old enemy who is determined to see that this mission will be the major's last.