The Great Library – famed for protecting the powerless, preserving knowledge, and waging war against corrupt Great Houses – lies in ruins. The Librarian homeworld has been destroyed, broken by an Imperial starfire bombardment that left no survivors. The Caedes Empire, with their megacorp allies and the shadowy crime syndicates that support them among the periphery worlds, rules unchallenged. Selena Vernosti, once destined to become a Librarian and gifted with incredibly powerful magic, now lives as a fugitive, hunted across the stars. Demya Tzarmina, once destined to take holy oaths as Selena’s knight, now spends her days protecting their identities from Imperial death squads, megacorp mercs, and free-lance bounty hunters. To keep food on their table and fuel in their starship, Demya secretly spends her nights earning credits in underground fighting arenas. Every broken bone and every drop of blood pays for supplies that keep her and Selena one step ahead of their enemies. But when Demya receives a message from Aleksan Rusrukh – the boy she and Selena both loved, who would have served as Selena’s second knight, who was reported killed in action during the war – everything changes. Not only is he alive, Aleksan has located a Librarian signal that may lead to a resistance cell and a future where the Library can rise again. So, Demya and Selena set off through the stars to reunite with Aleksan and a life together they thought was lost forever. But once they arrive at the rendezvous – a broken moon at the edge of charted space – Demya and Selena will unravel terrible secrets, face the ghosts of their pasts, test the limits of their love, and learn the cost of creating a better world.
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The Great Library – famed for protecting the powerless, preserving knowledge, and waging war against corrupt Great Houses – lies in ruins. The Librarian homeworld has been destroyed, broken by an Imperial starfire bombardment that left no survivors. The Caedes Empire, with their megacorp allies and the shadowy crime syndicates that support them among the periphery worlds, rules unchallenged. Selena Vernosti, once destined to become a Librarian and gifted with incredibly powerful magic, now lives as a fugitive, hunted across the stars. Demya Tzarmina, once destined to take holy oaths as Selena’s knight, now spends her days protecting their identities from Imperial death squads, megacorp mercs, and free-lance bounty hunters. To keep food on their table and fuel in their starship, Demya secretly spends her nights earning credits in underground fighting arenas. Every broken bone and every drop of blood pays for supplies that keep her and Selena one step ahead of their enemies. But when Demya receives a message from Aleksan Rusrukh – the boy she and Selena both loved, who would have served as Selena’s second knight, who was reported killed in action during the war – everything changes. Not only is he alive, Aleksan has located a Librarian signal that may lead to a resistance cell and a future where the Library can rise again. So, Demya and Selena set off through the stars to reunite with Aleksan and a life together they thought was lost forever. But once they arrive at the rendezvous – a broken moon at the edge of charted space – Demya and Selena will unravel terrible secrets, face the ghosts of their pasts, test the limits of their love, and learn the cost of creating a better world.