A smuggler with a reputation as one of the best, one that's never been captured by the Imperial regime, is hired to transport a mystery cargo to another station. But things don't quite go smoothly when she finds out what the cargo is.
It's a fun read about a scoundrel of a smuggler (aren't they the best ones?), that I took a liking to immediately. Although unlike most stories with similar protagonists, there's a twist with Nata, in that she's also blind. She does have help from her 'Traveller', an implant in her jawbone that detects objects in her surroundings, and has also modified her 'ugly ass' ship (voted ugliest 10 years running on Corona Nine Station no less!) with a unique control system more befitting someone like herself. I loved the descriptions of how she flew the ship using her different senses.
Along with her superb piloting skills, her attitude also gets her out of tight situations, and as the smuggling run becomes more complex, both traits come to the forefront.
A great read with a main character that's a feisty so and so that doesn't give a crap, just gets on with things, but also, it turns out, has a heart of gold. A bit clichéd, but it works very well.
I'd definitely read more stories from this universe.
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