Passage to Lahska

249K-VLAS is returning to the militaristic society on Veenaga from a phony diplomatic mission, fearful of his chances of surviving the inevitable war with the technologically superior alien race. His ship is attacked, severely damaged and at the last moment he refuses the obligatory medication for buffering the harsh transit of Hyperspace. It turns out to be a surprisingly euphoric, metaphysical experience.
The ship emerges from Hyperspace with him as the sole survivor but in an uncharted se...