- This second book in the classic Solar Queen series is richly illustrated to enhance the readers' enjoyment. Sci-fi fans will love this new edition the Solar Queen space opera novels by Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America grandmaster Andres Norton (A/K/A Andrew North). This is the second book in the series, Plague Ship. Here you'll find the ongoing adventures of Dane Thorson, Cargomaster Apprentice on the Solar Queen, a Free Trader spaceship. Dane joins the crew as they ply the outlying planets with need-to-have merchandise while being called an unlucky "plague ship." With nearly two-dozen new illustrations.