{"provenance":"first-party editorial","scope":"Editorial companions grounded in cited passages from author-supplied manuscripts. These are selected close readings, not exhaustive canon audits. Paragraph references count non-empty body paragraphs in the supplied digital text. Full manuscripts are not distributed.","spoilerPolicy":"Marked spoilers omitted. Detailed discussion is a separate opt-in resource.","workId":"star-rising","title":"Star Rising — the experimental ship and the politics of assistance","intro":"Star Rising follows a vessel whose unusual capabilities raise questions about its rules, its crew, and the help it seeks. The detailed companion includes later political and technological developments.","sections":[],"questions":[],"entities":[],"slug":"star-rising","kind":"fiction"}