The Tea Master and the Detective

In the Scattered Pearls Belt, a society of living mindships and exiled scholars mingle in both physical and virtual realities. The Shadow's Child - once a military transport ship, now a brewer of mind-altering drugs - is enlisted by curious scholar Long Chau to investigate a murder. As they delve deeper into the case, they uncover secrets about the victim's past and Long Chau's own shady history, leading them to a dark and haunting void that separates the stars.