Perseus Spur Author:Julian May I was living in pleasant anonymity under the name of Helmut Icicle, taking smartass sports divers out on holocam trips around the reefs of Kedge-Lockaby. Fourteen thousand light years away from civilisation, K-L's a freesiol planet way out in the boondocks, and that's the way i like it; it makes life easier if no-one asks nosy questions. — " so o... more »ne minute there I was, subbing around Brillig Reef; the next thing I know, some giant sea toad has eaten my house and I'm caught up in a galactic conspiracy! From gently coaxing an aging submersible around the shores of K-L to piloting a state of the art Javelin starship may seem like a big jump; but when it looks as if the future course of human civilisation is under threat, it's a hell of a motivator.« less