Joshua (or Josh) Calvert

"If anyone gets hostile with Lady Mac, they just crash straight into his ego." (Sarha describing Joshua, Chapter 14, p551)

Joshua is the captain of the starship Lady Macbeth, which he inherited from his father. In this book, he is searching for the scientist Alkad Mzu in order to return her to Tranquillity before she can carry out her plans for revenge. He is doing this at the behest of Ione, the ruler of Tranquillity. During the search it becomes apparent that the main priority must be to keep Mzu's super-weapon out of the hands of the possessed. In order to do this, the various people hunting Mzu must learn to trust each other and work together. This is something that Joshua finds very difficult at first, as he is used to relying only on himself and his crew. Joshua hates to feel like he needs...