Boimler’s got himself a successful, attractive girlfriend and Mariner thinks it is too good to be true. Barb must be an alien parasite.

In other news, Freeman and Ransom are negotiating the implosion of a moon in the Mixtus system. Rutherford and Tendi are competing aboard the Vancouver for the new T88 scanners from Ron Docent.

I summarize the plot and point out and explain all the references so you don’t have to.

This is a complete re-issue done in my current format.