Exceptional Point

 The Flatlanders haven’t overcome their greed. They still covet the Chakran ability to unlock spacetime and will do anything to get it. First, though, they mean to exact revenge — and Nivala is at the very top of their list.

 As a resigned Mallivan and his battered shipmates struggle to prevent appalling harm, the alliance of misfits transforms into a tightly-knit team of friends who discover what selfless bravery really is.

... Because everybody knows two ships are going to be WAY too few.

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