Finder retrieves things, in fact, even by the standards of the Kind, he’s a genius at it… that the things may not actually be lost to start with is an interesting consideration that he prefers to leave up to others, ideally from some distance - maybe several light-years - to decide. However, when he and his crew find an alien wreck they kick off a chain of events that could restart an ancient war.Elsewhere, Tim Symbles and the crew of the haunted freighter Astra are having some downtime, but when they’re made an offer they can’t refuse they become embroiled in a plot that takes them to the Liberty Cluster. A backwater of the galaxy where life is cheap, but toilet paper isn’t.Lurking there, in the dark, is an ancient secret and a crazed priesthood of freedom lovers looking for revenge.Comedy SF in the vein of Harry Harrison, Red Dwarf, and Discworld. Like a truly funny Iain M Banks