Sentient Thrive

Can Ben tame the monster AI? Evacuating the planet Denali brings Ben Acosta to his knees. Thrive Spaceways is bankrupt. His marriage is on the rocks. And his homeworld Mahina is in chaos from the deluge of offworld refugees. Pushy arrogant refugees.He's disgraced. Fair enough - he blames himself.But another 40,000 will die on Denali if he can't turn this around.Ben hatches a plan. The AI Loki is like a genie who grants wishes. A hostile, insane, ugly genie, with a track record for enslaving humans and building starships with asteroid-slicing guns.If he can harness Loki, Spaceways can still save Denali.Instead he's trapped inside an airless rock with Remi. Can they survive?Join the motley crew of Thrive for a space opera buddy story, lost in space!