Alex Benedict 03 - Seeker by McDevitt Jack

Author:McDevitt, Jack [McDevitt, Jack]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Space ships, High Tech, Space Opera, General, Science Fiction, Benedict; Alex (Fictitious character), Adventure, Antique dealers, Fiction
ISBN: 9780441013753
Amazon: 0441013759
Publisher: Ace
Published: 2006-10-29T22:00:00+00:00

FIFTEEN

Those decisions that are truly significant are only confronted once. Whether it’s the choice of a life partner, or of an invasion route, the opportunity never returns. You must get it right the first time.

— Mara Delona,

Travels with the Bishop, 1404

Back in my hotel room, I used my notebook to run the chip. First I scanned for any reference to Margolia, to a derelict, or to any kind of artifact whatever.

“Negative search,” it said.

“Okay. Just print the damned thing out and let’s see what we have.”

“Very good, Chase. The data covers ten missions, beginning in 1381 and ending in 1392.”

The hotel made several versions of assorted nonalcoholic drinks available for its guests. While I waited for the printout, I tried one with a lime taste that was actually quite good.

The Falcon had visited nine suns on its last flight with the Wescotts. None had been binaries. We had the usual details on each — mass, temperature, and age, along with a wealth of associated data. We also had the details of the planetary systems, where they existed. (One of the targets, Branweis 4441, had none.) We had everything that had been on the original report and, as far as I could see, nothing more.

And everything was consistent.

I took it back one mission, conducted in 1390–91. They’d inspected ten systems on that one, and again all the data checked out.

I went over the rest of the flights, all the way back to Adam’s first mission on the Falcon. I saw no anomalies.

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