gfh%CCA-UNIX@csin.UUCP (11/28/83)
The stories you are looking for are by Brian STapleford. There are 6 novels all put out by DAW. In chronological (from the characters point of view) they are The Halcyon Drift, Rapsody in Black, The Paradise Syndrome, (title forgotten since they are not in front of me at this time; this one may come before the Paradise Syndrome), The Fenris DEvice, and Swan Song. The name of the character is Granger and he is pilot, but not captain of an experimental space ship called the Hooded Swan. The stories are fairly well written and show the definate progression of Grainger coming to terms with his "parasite". I recommend them to everyone who has not read them. They are the best books that STableford has written of a not inconsiderable few. (I do not think any of his other books are worth reading- though I have read all that I can find once. The GRainger stories I have reread several times.)