Discovery by Nate Johnson (Taurian Empire #3)

First Contact – Star traveling humans – Pre-industrial aliens

Between vacuum leaks, electrical fires, engine overhauls, and primitive aliens that wanted to carve him up like a Christmas turkey, life in the Imperial Navy was never boring.

Machinist Mate Nick Barns goes from ship's mechanic, to bodyguard, to Mission Leader. His only job, keep everyone alive until they are rescued. A task, the primitive Eundai are determined to make difficult.

Xeno-sociologist Amanda Rogers' dreams have come true. Humans have finally found an intelligent species. They may be primitives, barely out of their own bronze age. The last thing these Eundai need is to be overwhelmed with human technology. History is filled with examples of primitive cultures being ruined after initial contact. It is her job to make sure that doesn't happen.