Starfarers

Metaphase Cast out from interstellar civilization, the crew of the Starfarer encounters an extraterrestrial whose reputation is equally bad: the squidmoth. Contact specialist J.D. Sauvage risks her life to befriend the creature, trusting her instincts instead of the warnings of the alien human. The welcome Sauvage receives and the connection she makes will help her overcome her innate fears and prejudices, and she will be given a gift that will save her, from being left behind in an empty star system-as well as redeem the Starfarer and its mission... Nautilus After their encounter with the squidmoth, and with their ecosystem immunized by the alien human, the crew of the Starfarer makes contact with representatives from the Four Worlds. J.D. Sauvage is sent to meet the furry creatures-as large as lions and as lithe as otters. They have been waiting for humans for a long time. But, there is something they want from the Starfarer team: Earth's one advantage over space civilization-a new, faster algorithm for interstellar navigation.

Starfarers The Starfarer is a self-sufficient spaceship with a functioning ecosystem, able to navigate from one star system to another via cosmic string, and it is about to embark on a deep space expedition in search of alien contact. Its global crew has come together in the spirit of cooperation and scientific advancement. But, Earth struggles with anti-science and anti-technology factions, and there are those, who want to turn the Starfarer into a military base. One of them is on board. And, he will stop at nothing-including sabotage-to enforce his agenda... Transition After the crewmembers of the Starfarer hijack their own ship, they intercept an alien message and attempt to decipher its complex patterns. It could be an introduction, a warning, or a trap. In Tau Ceti, the first star system humans have ever visited, they discover worlds possessing life, but no higher forms of intelligence. And, with a saboteur still in their midst, tensions rise as the ship and its team hurtle toward a meeting more than three millennia in the making...