There are only three real powers in the Spiral: the corporate power of the Trust versus the Unions labors leverage. Between them the Guild tries to keep everyones hands above the table. It aint easy. Branded a Guild deserter, Jal accidentally lands a ride on a Guild ship. Helmed by an AI, with a ships engineer/medic who doesnt see much of a difference between the two jobs, and a dont make me shoot you XO, the Guild crew of the Ambit is a little different. Theyre also in over their heads. Responding to a distress call from an abandoned planet, they find a mass grave, and a live programmer who knows how it happened. The Trust has plans. This isnt the first dead planet, and its not going to be the last. Unless the crew of the Ambit can stop it.
