A hard sci fi short story published in Analog, November 2012 Humanity has expanded. Interstellar colonies exist in the far-flung frontiers of space. After an interstellar war, Mauro and Gabriela arrive at the frontier base on the world Vittoria. But before their arrival, the space fleet commander shares a secret: The previous settlers were not victims of the war, but they have mysteriously disappeared. Alone in a hostile environment, they have to find out why.
