Reliance

Thousands of years ago, the great civilizations of the galaxy discovered that survival depended on cooperation.

Today, dragons govern, elves keep trade flowing, vampires finance economies, goblins engineer the impossible, fairies push the boundaries of science, orcs preserve diplomacy, angels uncover forgotten history, necromancers safeguard life itself, merfolk chart the stars, and humans…

Humans are remembered for nearly destroying their own world.

Though centuries have passed and humanity has rebuilt, reformed, and earned its place among the stars once more, the Commonwealth has never forgotten. Trust comes slowly to civilizations that measure history in millennia.

When Captain Thomas Drake becomes the first human entrusted with command of a Commonwealth Navy survey vessel, the appointment sends ripples across the galaxy. Joined by a crew drawn from across the Commonwealth, Drake is dispatched to investigate, explore, and report.

His ship, the ancient Cyclops-class Reliance, is a legend in her own right—one of the oldest vessels still in service, patched together through two centuries of repairs, refits, and upgrades.

Every spacer knows her reputation.

She always comes home.

Which is why she was entrusted to a human.