Booklog 71/2022: 71. Jim Hines: Terminal Peace – Janitors of the Post Apocalypse #3

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Most of Earth’s humans have been turned feral by a Krakau plague, though the Krakau have generously managed to cure some of them to be used as cannon-fodder in the Alliance Prodryan war in space. Cured human, Marion Adamopolous, Mops for short, and her multi-species crew of janitors have become so much more than cleaners and plumbers. They are now officially in charge of the spaceship Pufferfish and are the leader of Earth’s space force of one. In this book they make a dangerous trip to see why the Jynx, inhabitants of the planet Tuxatl, have been able to drive off the dangerous alien Prodryans. Might there be something that Earth and the Alliance can use against the vicious conquerors? Mops herself is running out of time as she seems to be reverting to her previous feral state, leaving crew members to step up. Good job she’s trained them well.