Classic sci-fi, quick read.
The story summary blurb on the back of the cover:
The stellar Patrol crew of the Vegan scout starfire knew when they began their voyage that for them there would be no return. Their mission was to re-map forgotten galactic border systems in the hope of establishing new bases for what was left of the once mighty Patrol.
But years and countless planets later, only a few survivors remained to explore the world on which they were hopelessly stranded. A world that was both extraordinarily alien and mysteriously familiar. A world on which they would fight for their lives, battle to the death and discover that the end of unknowing could also be the most dangerous beginning of all....
The stellar Patrol crew of the Vegan scout starfire knew when they began their voyage that for them there would be no return. Their mission was to re-map forgotten galactic border systems in the hope of establishing new bases for what was left of the once mighty Patrol.
But years and countless planets later, only a few survivors remained to explore the world on which they were hopelessly stranded. A world that was both extraordinarily alien and mysteriously familiar. A world on which they would fight for their lives, battle to the death and discover that the end of unknowing could also be the most dangerous beginning of all....
