Why is the Sol system permit locked from civilian pilots? And how come the Armada had trouble letting a civil ensign get too involved with the Federal Navy? Follow the misadventures of the Commander and Crew of "Umbra Tandem", a Krait Mk.II

There are more sinister effects to tearing the fourth dimension than most are aware. The story of a research outpost in the Arcadian Stream, and a particular subject the Thargoids seem to have dumped off with them. Multiple character perspectives.