The Ship Who Searched

Book 2: Brain and Brawn Ship Series

by Anne McCaffrey, Mercedes Lackey

Genres: Space Opera

Synopsis

Hypatia Cade—a headstrong, smart, and spunky 7-year-old girl—falls ill after contracting an alien virus that renders her a quadriplegic. Robbed of her mobility, Tia's only hope to be free of the prison of her body is to train to be one of the legendary star travelers, a brainship—a cyborg human being and interstellar spacecraft. Following her training, she must find the right partner to be her brawn, the human element every brainship requires. When the disease that debilitated Tia threatens thousands more, selecting a brawn who is her true soul mate may allow Tia to find the origin of the terrible plague—and perhaps even a cure.

Release date: December 2, 2013

Publisher: Baen Books

Print pages: 324