Janina Franck’s A SPARK IN SPACE follows Tabea, an aro-ace cadet in the Space Corps who attains the powers of technomancy in an accident. Instead of romantic relationships, her focus lies on deepening the bonds she shares with the people around her, including her captain, Jim Callaghan, her friends Besma and Vincent, the sentient spaceship Calliope, and eventually the non-binary Penyali nurse Sh’t’ani.