The Gathering Edge (Liaden Universe Book 20)

"A series milestone as we welcome the twentieth amazing entry in the nationally best-selling Liaden Universe. "The luck runs rough around Theo Waitley. Not only are people trying to kill her and capture the self-aware intelligent ship Bechimo to whom Theo is bonded, they're also trying to arrest her crew members. No wonder Theo and her crew needed a break and retired to what Bechimo refers to as 'safe space.' Unfortunately, safe space may not be so safe anymore. It seems things are leaking through from another universe and another time. In face, whole spaceships are coming through. One of those ships is a blasted battleship seemingly fleeing a long-lost war. What's more, its crew may be members of Theo's ancient ancestral line--her relatives. Now Theo has a choice to make and it seems Bechimo's 'safe space' is about to become deadly perilous"--