Backworlds Box Collection: Books 1, 2, and 3 - The Backworlds, #10

The Backworlds Books 1, 2, and 3: The Backworlds, Stopover at the Backworlds' Edge, and Boomtown Craze. In the far future, humanity settles the stars, bioengineering its descendants to survive in a harsh universe. This set contains the first 3 novels in the science fiction series, The Backworlds. A space opera adventure. The BackworldsAfter the war with the Foreworlders, Backworlders scatter across the remaining planets.
Competition is fierce, and pickings are scant. Scant enough that Craze's father decides to improve his fortunes by destroying his son. He tells his only boy their moon isn't big enough for them both and gives Craze a ticket for the next transport leaving the space dock. Stopover at the Backworlds' EdgeRevenge is on Craze's mind. He chews on it every day along with the relentless dust on Pardeep Station.
He dreams of grander wealth, enough to make his father choke. That's the dream consuming him when the interstellar portal opens, spitting out a ship that should no longer exist. A battleship spoiling for a fight. Yet the war with the Foreworlds ended two generations ago. Boomtown CrazeCraze is only days away from the grand opening of his shiny new tavern. The starway opens, bringing in a loony Backworlder intent on mucking up his carefully laid plans.
Gaunt and trembling, she claims her spaceship is possessed. She also has a connection to the underworld, threatens to end Craze's prosperity before it begins.