Stranded in space
Starship Monarch is dying, years away from its destination. Inside, humans have lived for fifteen generations in absolute isolation, doing what they can to survive in deteriorating conditions.
There’s hope
A desperate search for an alternative destination finds a desolate planet nearby. They have a narrow window to reach it using their support ships, but Captain Tho Unama wants to stay on course; if the mothership can hold together, they may arrive at a more promising planet in another system.
The fight
Most disagree with the captain. They are growing restless, and soon they will be ready to take desperate measures. Then, the perfect murder happens.
For fans of space adventures for adults, with political intrigue and a good murder mystery.
An emergency evacuation.
During the emergency evacuation of starship Monarch, Ikal is pushed into the one escape vessel with the best chance of reaching safety. To make room for all the children, the ship has been stripped of much of its cargo and is manned by a skeleton crew.
A leadership role she didn’t ask for.
If she had turned eighteen, she would have been with her mother and friends. Instead, there are so few adults aboard that she is expected to help and even lead. The traumatized kids look up to her, asking questions she is not prepared to answer.
A journey to another world.
The rest of the adults are supposed to be travelling right behind them, but she can’t see them, and her mother isn’t responding to her messages. Something’s wrong, and no one seems able—or willing—to tell her the truth.

