*Five years ago, a gravitational anomaly appeared in the center of Known Space. It rapidly expanded, tearing planets and eventually entire galaxies apart. The survivors refer to this destructive force as the Maelstrom.
Four years ago, the ancient generation ship Fenris departed the orbit of Etheriet, just as the jaws of the Maelstrom closed around the doomed planet. Aboard the Fenris were the last of Etheriet’s survivors, most of whom slumbered in cryostasis. A select few stayed awake to maintain the decrepit ship, which limped along to the next habitable world.
Now, an even smaller number have volunteered to leave the safety of the ship in search of the precious resources to keep Fenris one step ahead of the ever-growing Maelstrom.
You are one of these volunteers, a Viking.*
Your survival, as well as that of all those aboard the Fenris, depends on your ability to discover safe passage through an increasingly treacherous galaxy.
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