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.