Kyr is a soldier born and bred on Gaea Station, a hollowed-out asteroid housing the radicalized survivors of a destroyed Earth. She has spent her life training to avenge humanity against the majo, the multi-species galactic federation that annihilated her home planet. When the military leadership passes her over for a prestigious assignment and her brother flees the station, Kyr deserts her post to rescue him. She eventually discovers that the history taught by her commanders is a curated factional myth, forcing her to confront the reality of the weapon she intends to trigger.
This book serves readers who enjoy space opera centered on deradicalization and the dismantling of fascist indoctrination. It appeals to those interested in how military hierarchies exploit trauma to maintain control. Readers walk away with a specific look at how individual agency functions within a cult-like society and the moral cost of sabotaging a timeline to suit one's own grievances. It provides a technical and psychological study of a protagonist unearthing the truth about her enemy while struggling to shed her own bigotry.
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
