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After being shunned for leaving Earth’s orbit with Abel, the most advanced cybernetic man, Noemi Vidal longs for one more voyage through the stars. When a lethal plague outbreaks on Genesis, the only soldier to have piloted beyond Earth's bounds is called upon to defend the colony’s fragile hope. Meanwhile, Abel, on the run from his own creator, learns that Noemi has been captured by a powerful foe. Determined to retrieve her, he faces impossible odds—and discovers a secret that could save or shatter the known worlds. Set in a sprawling interstellar future, the story blends action, loyalty, and the enduring question of where we truly belong.
First publish date: 2018
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: Claudia Gray
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