Station Eternity

Mallory Viridian is a magnet for murder - humans tend to die around her. So in a post-first-contact world it seems a sentient space station, host to a remarkable array of alien lifeforms that are decidedly not human, might be a great place to hide out. And it is until she gets wind of an Earth shuttle on its way to the station - which arrives with predictably turbulent results.

Military intrigue, pharmaceutical weapons, estranged families, rock aliens, super smart wasp collectives, vigilante brides, ADHD military contractors, and a whole lot more. Like a whole lot - the story goes off in multiple directions, with flashbacks, overlapping plots, and countless side characters. Shooting for madcap sci-fi but ending up unnecessarily chaotic with a story that barely manages to resolve itself. Ability overwhelmed by ambition but enjoyed the attempt.