Radiant Fortitude (Embers of the Void Short Stories)

Captain Jorm Velemn has made a career out of keeping his head down, hauling cargo across the galaxy, and staying far away from the Galactic Union he turned his back on so many years ago. But when he accepts what seems like another routine transport contract with a payout too large for him to refuse, Jorm unwittingly becomes the centerpiece of a covert prisoner transfer that the Union has gone to extraordinary lengths to keep secret.

The mission unravels when hostile forces attack, and as his...