The Lady Macbeth sets out on a dubious prospecting mission and ultimately discovers an ancient, long abandoned, derelict, xenoc starship. Captain Marcus Calvert must unlock its alien secrets in time to save his crew. Set in the author's Confederation universe of his "Night's Dawn" trilogy, this gripping tale tells the story of the last flight of Joshua Calvert's father. This story also explains why the Lady Macbeth was in such poor shape when it first made its appearance in The Reality Dysfunction. This title is part of the publisher's Great Science Fiction Stories audio series. Also anthologized in The Year's Best Science Fiction 15, The Good New Stuff: Adventure SF in the Grand Tradition and The Space Opera Renaissance. Approximately 2.5 hours in length.