While on shore leave in the orbital city of Armaneya, Lieutenant Connor Duffy encounters Shrian, a Gelt engineer with a dangerous secret: a functioning quantum entanglement drive. What begins as a personal connection quickly escalates into a high-stakes operation involving stolen alien technology, Compact intelligence assets, and a Navy test vessel—the Endeavour—poised to make history.
When the Endeavour jumps across the stars, it attracts the attention of the Yedevans, an ancient and mythic alien species who claim the drive as their own. In a brutal show of force, the Yedevans execute Captain Darnell and a Compact Assembly delegate, then embed the technology into the ship’s systems and begin disseminating knowledge to human and Gelt alike. Shrian, briefly taken by the Yedevans, becomes the center of a diplomatic struggle as Connor, his allies, and unexpected reinforcements from Amargosa and Aphrodite fight to protect her—and the future of interstellar travel.
Jump introduces the Compact Universe’s next great leap: the transition from propulsion to entanglement, and with it, the risks of attracting attention from beings humanity may not be ready to meet.
Preceded by: Breaking Liberty
Followed by: Davra's Endeavour