- Published: 2012
- Hugo Award for Best Novel, 2013 —
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, 2013 —
Enjoying his assignment with the Xenobiology lab on board the prestigious Intrepid, ensign Andrew Dahl worries about casualties suffered by low-ranking officers during away missions before making a shocking discovery about the starship's actual purpose. By the award-winning author of Old Man's War.