Book excerpt: Nivala's young captain has been forced to take a desperate leap into the unknown. Cass isn't too worried. She's always longed for adventure and they've already come across a rebel heroine, an ancient sentient artificial intelligence and an entire race of strange ethereal beings. On the down side, they are spending way, way too much time fending off locals who are definitely on the homicidal side of hostile. They are holding their own so far, but one spectacular error is about to put an end to all that. ...Suddenly, time has run out for all of them. For those reading the series of the Major Shells arc in order, this book follows on directly from Slipstream Alley. The full series in order would be: Termination Shock, Interdicted Space, Exceptional Point (The first trilogy, Interstellar Enforcement Agency) Supershell Storm (An interquel) Slipstream Alley, Spectacular Error - this book, and The Last Bridge - still to come (the Quantum Heritage trilogy) Useful keywords: Aliens Extraterrestrials AI Sentient being Cosmic First contact Quantum Entanglement Family Outer space Antimatter Universe Space Star-ship Spaceship Spacer Spacecraft Spacewalk Humor Upbeat Banter Good over evil Moral Kind Spacetime Wormhole Black hole Timeline Teleport Hyperspace Warp drive Major Shells