In the Shadow of the Rings

Description

The Collectorate has collapsed. Forty worlds once bound to its might are on their own. Some flourish, others implode . . . and a few seek to fill the vacuum.

On the ringed planet Hokkaido, ecological disaster threatens many of its two billion people. Massive corporate interests vie for territory on the prized island nation called The Lagos. Caught up in these fierce and deadly machinations are the outcast and reckless Ryllen Jee as well as rebellious Kara Syung, who struggles to chart a path apart from the expectations of her revered family.

Each will discover a new, unexpected purpose as they grow into adulthood amid a rapidly changing and tense landscape, for they have no idea just how important they will be in the coming storm. Their origin story sets the stage for The Simmering Seas, book one of the Beyond the Impossible series.