Across Our Stars: Hamish — A. Payne; N.D. Taylor

A psychic. An unwilling cyborg. A powerful, hidden enemy.

Two years after awakening on a surgical table, Hamish Lockhart returns to the military with a host of cybernetic upgrades implanted by his captors. While he desperately seeks a normal life, some members of United Command view him as a weapon, a construct to use. Others aboard the HMS Jemison see him as a friend, comrade, and even brother.

When the Empress personally assigns him to investigate his own abduction, he's eager to bring his butchers to justice. But Hamish won't be alone. A Royal Navy intelligence officer is assigned to accompany him on his mission, a woman with keen wit and even greater psychic power.

As far as psionic ability goes, Nisrine's powers are virtually unmatched, a complement to Hamish's cyborg talents. Between her galaxy-wide contacts and his unparalleled hacking skills, they have the means to complete their mission -- if the enemy doesn't beat them to the truth first.