This science fiction adventure follows a young woman discovering a world beyond her isolated upbringing, featuring themes of identity, belonging, and challenging false beliefs. The narrative includes some combat and peril but avoids graphic detail; LGBTQ+ representation is present and meaningful. The book rewards curiosity, resilience, and questioning propaganda, making it suitable for thoughtful teen readers who enjoy character-driven sci-fi.
Anaea Carlisle, raised on an isolated space station populated solely by women, believes the rest of the universe has been plunged into anarchy and ruin by an alien-engineered disease known as Y-Poisoning. On a salvage mission, she helps rescue a hypermental named Gwydion who challenges everything she thought she knew....Anaea Carlisle, raised on an isolated space station populated solely by women, believes the rest of the universe has been plunged into anarchy and ruin by an alien-engineered disease known as Y-Poisoning. On a salvage mission, she helps rescue a hypermental named Gwydion who challenges everything she thought she knew. Forced to flee the station with Gwydion, Anaea finds herself in an inexplicable, often hostile world, permanently divided between the Galactic Collective and the Pinnacle Empire. She longs for some place to call home, but first, she'll have to survive ...
