<p>Bache Loftt wants nothing more than to follow in his father's footsteps and be an engineering officer on one of the galaxy's most powerful, state of the art starships.</p><p><br></p><p>He has the grades, he has the aptitude - and his application for the naval academy is in. All he has to do is wait for the call up.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Then he witnesses a double murder.</p><p><br></p><p>Barely escaping with his life, can he evade the unlimited resources of a galactic syndicate hunting for him and uncover a conspiracy that involves the very institution he's determined to join?</p><p><br></p><p><strong>The Aspirant: a tale of friendships, betrayals, unspeakable crimes - and greed.</strong></p>