"Alpha Priori"

"Alpha Priori" is a story in the Free Worlds Anthology. It takes place immediately following the end of Book 12. The story follows the crew of the survey ship Astra Cartographer as they travel to a world 100 light years from Earth, the titular 'Alpha Priori.' 
Alpha Prior is an artificial world entirely girded by a ring system that houses an ancient research facility for advanced technology projects of the Ancient Commonwealth; where they discover an extremely advanced, and dangerous, Artificial Intelligence. 
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