Hostile Takeover — Ted Iverson

A small group of ships, containing androids are jettisoned moments before the destruction of their ship, StarDancer. They hurtle toward a strange planet and pass through its unstable atmosphere leaving them changed, marooned, and bent on revenge for the humans that have forgotten them. Arriving at the planet, Parens, years later, Orion and Zach Bindl uncover a startling fact. Droids with their corporation's positronic signatures inhabit the planet. This leads to an impulsive decision by young Zach that leaves him stranded on the planet's surface, unwittingly handing the droids a means for escape. Once again the Bindl's must enlist the help of their colleagues. Together they must try to stop the Droids in their quest for a Hostile Takeover!