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'A brilliantly plotted yarn of survival and far-future political intrigue' Guardian ***SHORTLISTED FOR THE PHILIP K. DICK AWARD*** The last thing Sanda remembers is her gunship exploding. She expected to be recovered by salvage-medics and to awaken in friendly hands, patched-up and ready to...

In 2271, space is anything but empty. Exoplanet settlements drive a constant demand for new colonists and unending trade. But the dangers of interstellar expansion are many. With responsibility for everything from chasing pirates to fixing broken spacecraft, Lieutenant Wyatt Wills doesn't understand his latest orders: Perform a covert reconnaissance mission to Juliet, home to 20 million people and humanity's largest presence beyond Earth.

In a universe obsessed with hyper-drive technology, an eighteen-year-old girl named Becca dreams of escaping her family's hardships through the grandest intergalactic race. This perilous competition takes racers through treacherous routes near black holes and pulsars, where survival is a matter of skill, determination, and sometimes sheer luck.