About the book: 2023 / The crew of the space ore carrier Mark-10 completes its first expedition far beyond the solar system. Behind us are years of hard work and tons of dangerous cargo in the hitch, and ahead of us is the journey home two light years long. The crew is urgently awakened by a signal from Earth. The astronauts learn that somewhere nearby the unmanned starship Osiris-3 with Artificial Intelligence on board is in distress. The Mark-10 crew is offered a “hack job” - they need to make a short detour and diagnose the broken ship. No spacewalks, dockings or other tricks - only diagnostics and visual inspection. And all this for an impressive bonus. In addition, for the work done, the crew will receive their invaluable cargo as a gift. “A trivial matter turns into serious problems, solving which, the team learns the terrible secret of Osiris-3. Nine people, five escape capsules and one terrible truth.