28 - Legacy by James H. Schmitz

In a distant world, ancient living machines that have remained dormant for millennia suddenly awaken, their motives shrouded in mystery. Holati Tate, the one who uncovered their secrets, has vanished without a trace. Now, his brilliant and formidable associate, Trigger Argee, is on a relentless quest to find him. Skilled in every martial art and pursued by various factions eager to claim her‚Aîdead or alive‚AîTrigger realizes that perhaps the long-forgotten Masters of the Old Galaxy were wise to banish these plasmoids to the farthest reaches of the cosmos. Will she uncover the truth before it‚As too late?