Phillip "Flip" Marsh knows who he was. He was a traumatized orphan, fleeing the ravages of war. He was a refugee, shuttled from planet to planet across the Universal Alliance, keeping just ahead of the murderous Phurlani plague. Flip Marsh knows who he is. He is a war veteran who played an instrumental role in exterminating the Phurlani. He is the captain of the UASS Aristotle, a science ship exploring the remains of the universe...