Thousandstar (Cluster, Bk. 4)

Alternate cover edition can be found (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26154904-thousandstar) here At the edge of the Milky Way, the treacherous space race for the legacy of the Ancients begins - a race against time, enemy aliens, and black holes. For outlawed hero Heem of Highfalls and beautiful Jessica of Capella, the extraordinary contest is very simple: They can win or they can die. From the back cover: At the edge of the Milky Way, the treacherous space race for the legacy of the Ancients begins -- a race against time, enemy aliens, and black holes. For outlawed here Heem of Highfalls and beautiful Jessica of Capella, the extraordinary contest is very simple: THEY CAN WIN... OR THEY CAN DIE. Jessica of Capella and Heem of Highfalls are involved in a space race against enemy aliens where the consequences are win or die