Seihou Bukyou Outlaw Star

Gene Starwind and his young partner Jim take odd jobs on a backwater planet, until a bodyguard assignment puts them in the middle of a pirate pursuit. Their client Hilda carries secrets that leave them responsible for Melfina, a mysterious artificial woman, and an extraordinary spacecraft.

Naming the ship Outlaw Star, Gene sets out to uncover Melfina’s origins and the meaning of the Galactic Leyline. New crewmates bring skills and complications, while pirates and assassins ensure that earning a living across the galaxy is never their only problem.