Yesterday’s “space carriers” became the new masters of the Galaxy. After all, they—the non-humanoid inhabitants of the planet Shoul—are the only ones who know the technology of superluminal travel, which is unknown to other intelligent races. Without Shoul ships, star systems will simply be cut off from each other—and, Realizing this, the ugly but powerful “outsiders” are taking more and more power...But. perhaps very soon the power of Shoul will come to an end. And it will not be the rebel armies that will put it down, but one single person - the captain of the small starship Dakota Merrick. This woman is the first carrier of a mysterious implant that allows the human mind to merge with artificial intelligence, which is superior to the best Shoul pilots …