ISBN 0-7088-4908-3 (UK pbk)

"Orphans born in the depths of space, they were engineered to range the galaxy in search of fortune. Misfits and outlaws, they defied the huge interstellar cartels that ruled space, always one jump ahead of the authorities.

"Ubu Roy was the strong young bossrider of the starship Runaway , who held all of history in his remarkable memory. Beautiful Maria was an ace star shooter and cybernetic witch, who could bend spacetime to find the perfect singularity." [jacket blurb, UK pbk, 1991]