Saltation

Äventyr på rymdskolan i till exempel Elizabeth Moons Kylara Vattas tradition.

Theo Waitley är bäst på rymdpilotutbildningen, men socialt och studiemässigt är hon rätt hopplös. Hon inleder ett förhållande med en spaningspilot, trots att han redan har lovat bort sig, och hennes mentor är tacksam för att hon ännu inte dödat någon under utbildningen. Theo riskerar att kickas ut från skolan, och måste i så fall försörja sig som frilanspilot. Men några galaktiska skurkar kommer i vägen.

Theo Waitley is a Nexus of Violence.
Young Theo Waitley excells in hands on flying while finding that she's behind the curve in social intricacies as well as in math.

After surviving a mid air emergency with a spectacular mountain-top landing in her training soar plane Theo's notoriety brings her attention from local thugs as well as a gift from Win Ton, a scout pilot she enjoyed a flirtation with on her first space voyage. When Win Ton appears on campus Theo throws herself into a relationship even as he's on his way to a Liaden marriage bed.
Meanwhile her mentors try to guide her studies and training into the channels best suited to her special abilitiesand inclinations, including suggesting that she should joim in the off world studenty association, a plan resulting in mixed success. After a series of confrontations, fights, and ultimately a riot after which she is thanked for not killing anyone, Theo is named a "nexus of violence" by the school's administration.

Facing suspension and carrying little more than hastily procured