The Sculpted Ship

A Girl and Her Starship The Girl is an experienced spacer and starship engineer. Now she wants to set out on her own as captain of a cheap, practical ship. The Starship was a yacht for the elite of the empire, as much art as ship. Now she's a freighter, her drives disabled, her identity erased. She's only useful as an ornament for a used ship lot. She is not a cheap, practical ship suitable for a new captain. It'll take more than overhauling a nova drive to get this ship among the stars. The girl - now captain - will face challenges she's not ready formal society dinners, rogue robots, and a fashion designer. She may even have to make a few friends - and enemies. (newly edited and revised October 2017)