All Cats Are Gray

In the far reaches of space, a handicap on Earth can become a deadly advantage among the stars. Steena, a quiet gray woman with an uncanny memory and a rare gift for reading people, drifts from port to port solving problems for spacers without ever asking for reward. When she brings bitter, desperate captain Cliff Moran a tip about the legendary ghost ship Empress of Mars, he takes the gamble—and soon finds himself aboard the derelict vessel with Steena and her gray tomcat, Bat. What they uncover is no ordinary salvage job but a tense fight for survival against a strange invisible menace lurking in the ship's shadows. Steena's colorblindness lets her perceive what others cannot, and with Bat's heightened senses at her side, she outwits the deadly threat and helps bring the Empress safely into quarantine. Blending hard-edged space adventure with eerie suspense, this tale of deep-space danger becomes a celebration of unlikely heroism, hidden strengths, and the fragile, hard-won making of a family among the stars. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.