Ithaka Rising

When Ro reluctantly steps into her father's shoes as an engineer on Daedalus station, she faces the challenges of a derelict ship and a fractured crew. As she and Barre work to fix their freighter, they grapple with personal struggles, including Barre's brother Jem's debilitating head injury and his desperate quest for a neural implant. Their search leads them into the shadowy depths of the black market, putting them on a collision course with dangerous forces and unveiling long-buried truths about a war they thought was in the past.