Partner Ship Author:Anne McCaffrey - Margaret Ball Born with grave physical disabilities, Nancia would never have survived without a complex life-support system. So she was sent for training as a brain-ship. Nancia's human body was encased in a massive titanium column, with a direct linkage between her mind and her ship's computer.Her senses extended far beyond most peoples, encompassing her gle... more »aming outer hull, and the ease with which she could do the mathematical calculations to travel across space.« less