Lingua Galactica

“All I ask is that I be given the same opportunities given to other officers of my rank. If I screw up, tell me. If I screw up royally, get me off your ship. But don't discard me simply because my surname is Rothko." As communications officer and chief linguist on the U.S.S. Washington, D.C., Lieutenant Sarah Jane Rothko Krieg’s primary function is to make sure they understand what is being said to them, and that the non-Terrans understand what they are saying. Nuance is everything. When a guest diplomat hitching a ride on the Washington decides to stalk the lieutenant as prey, nuance is not enough. Finding herself at the center of an interplanetary scandal, Lieutenant Krieg decides without hesitation she will not be a victim. Using her training, her strength, and her wits, she is determined to be the master of her own fate. Genre: Science Fiction