In the tradition of the early Heinlein space stories, 1st in "Voyages of the Seeker" series.

Tanner Voss has an entire year left at the Terran Exploratory Force academy, so no one is more surprised than Tanner himself when he is pulled from the academy and placed on the Deep Space initiative as a cadet.

For one thing, Tanner is still recovering from being in stasis for 150 years, with some odd and unexpected side effects.

These side effects might be what his commanders are interested in. Is Tanner being used for some purpose which will shorten his career abruptly, or does he have a future with the Deep Space Initiative? Are the DSI's enemies all on the outside, or are some on the ship?

Half human and half alien, Tanner is no stranger to being an outsider. Turns out his Laldoralin alien father is behind Tanner's early promotion.

Can Tanner trust the motives of an absent father he hasn't seen for 150 years - and then some?

This young cadet has a lot to learn about space, alien worlds, working with others on a spaceship, figuring out who is really out to get him, and coming to terms with his own abilities.

An amazing journey lies ahead for Cadet Voss.

Hopefully he will survive it.

By the author of the award-winning Mac Crow wilderness thriller series.