Shan Frankland is the fictional main protagonist of Karen Traviss

Karen Traviss

Karen Traviss is a science fiction author, and full-time novelist from Wiltshire, England. Originally from the Portsmouth area, Traviss worked as both a journalist and defence correspondent before turning her attention to writing fiction. She also served in both the Territorial Army and the Royal...

's Wess'Har Series

Wess'Har Series

The Wess'har series is a six book science fiction novel series written by author Karen Traviss and is set several hundred years in the future. It involves humanity's contact with a number of alien species with conflicting interests and beliefs, while her central character, Shan Frankland, is caught...

. An ex-cop now working for the Environmental Hazard Enforcement, Shan journeys to the planet Bezer'ej to investigate the lost colony of Constantine. While there, she encounters Aras

Aras

Aras may refer to:*Aras , an autochthon in Greek mythology, father of Araethyrea and Aoris*ARAS, the Ascending Reticular Activating System*ARAS, the Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism...

, a Wess'Har infected by the c'naatat virus. Eventually Shan herself becomes infected with the virus.