About the book: 2005 / Galactic civilization has not been shaken by wars for a long time. Wealthy young people crave entertainment by cruising the worlds of the planetary association. And suddenly - a pirate attack on the Elrabika excursion liner. Having captured the liner, the killer ship disappears like a ghost. “The Hive” is a space city, a strange community of human warriors - Brothers, sailing on their wandering ship to an unknown goal. The operation to capture "Elrabika" - a tasty prey caught on the thousand-year path of the "Hive" - ​​dramatically changes the life of one of the Brothers, a young boy named Grig, who unexpectedly soared to the very heights of the hierarchical ladder of the Brotherhood. But even the Lord of the "Hive" - ​​the Father - did not suggests what the “valuable trophy” will become in the fate of the entire Brotherhood.