The Sufficient Loss Protocol

English language

Published Nov. 8, 2022 by Tor Books.

3 stars (1 review)

When an alien entity sneaks aboard a corporate spaceship, with no motive besides sabotaging the mission and murdering those aboard, commander Uzoma Ifiok launches an investigation—despite knowing that the real danger isn’t the one picking off her crew.

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Who might win in this fight between an alien and a ship's Captain.

3 stars

The Captain of a Corporation ship on its way to claim a new planet ripe for civilization finds her crew being killed in horrible ways. Without dwelling on more than a few killings, the final confrontation between Captain and alien would convince one of them of the futility of fighting to prevent a planet from being claimed.