To end a centuries-long war, she’ll have to survive the party of a century.

 

Ten years ago, the Skyrenders brought fire to Hira's homeworld—and took her little brother from her.

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The galaxy's heroes—the Galactic Guard, revered peacekeeping police force—arrived too late. The planet of Velura was left in ruin, its people broken. Hira’s parents, once full of strength and light, were left with lasting scars after trying to protect their children. Hira grew up too fast, taking on jobs across the galaxy just to keep her family alive, silencing her grief over her dead brother and the gnawing hunger in her belly.

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But she never stopped dreaming. Between bounty runs and repair jobs, she trained and studied in the Guard’s bootcamps. When she attends their Trials, she’s determined to become the kind of hero her home had needed a decade ago—and to earn the pay that could finally ease her parents’ burdens.

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Good news. She’s accepted. But the Guard's elite faction—the mystical, revered Order of Harmony—takes an unexpected interest in her. They offer her a new path: uncover the identity of the Skybane, the elusive leader of the very faction that destroyed her world and family.

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Her mission? Attend the Celestial Concord, a once-in-a-century celebration on the opulent planet Thalya, where representatives from every world gather in fragile peace to bask in splendor and forge alliances. Among the guests are three high-ranking suspects—one of whom the Order believes to be Skybane in disguise. Hira must train and work alongside her new Master, the infamous and charismatic Order agent Aydin Ilythar, and a handpicked team to unmask the truth—and eliminate the Skyrenders once and for all.

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But secrets run deep within the Order and the Skyrenders alike. As Hira navigates gilded galas, hidden agendas, and coded threats with her allies, she must do more than expose a hidden enemy—she must decide what kind of peace is worth building from the ashes, and who she’s willing to become to protect it. Because while unmasking the Skybane could change the course of the galaxy, it could very well unmask truths that challenge everything she thought she was fighting for.