Have Spaceship, Will Travel

A man follows his dreams into the vast Solar System to mine for minerals.

After years as a corporate flunky, 'Gus' Ferguson chucks his entire life into the trash bin and buys himself a little spaceship. He names it the Tyson and leaves Luna Station to mine the asteroid belt.

But strange things happen before his ship takes off and nothing goes as planned. He gets a message from the Sysop of the Communications network and a mysterious Geisha brings him live cargo to transport -- a cat. When he...