The Collectors were supposed to be the answer. Now, their erratic, contradictory intel makes them the biggest question mark. Flip and Sorsha must race against time to uncover the truth behind their rogue assets, but their investigation is about to lead them into a labyrinth of danger they never imagined. As the conspiracy against the Hostel explodes, assassins emerge from the shadows, ready to spill blood. The Collectors may have ignited the fuse, but a far more sinister puppeteer is pulling the strings, intent on unleashing pure chaos before claiming their ultimate prize. Can Kesta and his companions untangle the web of lies before it's too late? Or will the colony fall to ruin?

The galaxy is never short on danger—but this time, it might be too much even for them. Sorsha and Flip have stared down death before, but their latest mission is anything but routine. Sent to recover a Spark to operate the Resurrection Box, they land on a strange world where nothing is as it seems. What begins as a simple pickup explodes into a fight for survival, with unusual enemies lurking in every shadow and a threat they never imagined. Back at the Hostel, trouble brews on an even greater scale. Kesta Orat and Bolst Losely are taken captive by a mysterious enemy, and escape is their only hope to save not just themselves, but everyone who calls the settlement home. Outnumbered and out of time, they’ll have to risk everything to turn the tide.