A thought-provoking new YA space adventure from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of
Star Wars: Ahsoka. Set on a family-run interstellar freighter called the Harland and a
mysterious remote space station E. K. Johnston's latest is story of survival and
self-determination. Pendt Harland's family sees her as a waste of food on their long-haul space
cruiser when her genes reveal an undesirable mutation. But if she plays her cards right she
might have a chance to do much more than survive. During a space-station layover Pendt escapes
and forms a lucky bond with the Brannick twins the teenage heirs of the powerful family that
owns the station. Against all odds the trio hatches a long-shot scheme to take over the
station and thwart the destinies they never wished for.
