Humanity has spread to the stars... For the first time in thousands of years, we have also discovered the Other. The alien. A being so unimaginably complex that it makes us all look like children. The PCS Blue Cherry Blossom, a long range interstellar freighter, is tasked with the ultimate voyage. What lies at the heart of the galaxy? Who and what is out there? Is it even possible to survive? Against a backdrop of relentless political and corporate maneuvering, a new crew sets out, prepared to risk their lives and their deaths to set forth into the void and look for answers. To go where no human has ever gone before. And thus begins a new space odyssey. Set in the world of the Salvage Crew by award winning writer Yudhanjaya Wijeratne, Pilgrim Machines is perfect for fans of We Are Legion, Battlestar Galactica, Murderbot, Blindsight and Star Maker.

War is hell. Especially in interstellar combat. There, the distances between you and the enemy are counted in decades and the payout might not even cover the funerals for the people you lose on the way. Meet the Rubber Ducks. A crew that raises eyebrows, contracts measured in light-years and body counts, led by an AI with memories that nobody really wants to question. Officially a catering company, unofficially one of the deadliest mercenary outfits still roaming the stars after the UN-ORCA wars. In the right circles, for the right contract, the guns come out, and someone always dies. The only thing they can't fight is reality itself. Set in the world of The Salvage Crew and Pilgrim Machines, this new book by award-winning author Yudhanjaya Wijeratne explores a grim universe where everything is a function of power and profit. From the dark edges of interstellar space comes a tale of warfare, artificial intelligence, and the fine line between killing others - and killing yourself.