The President is dead, a hero is framed, and the Alliance is burning from the inside out.
When a sentient Silicant named Thirty-seven detonates a bomb in the heart of the Alliance, the dream of peace shatters in an instant. Sumi-ness, an innocent android aide, is branded a traitor and a murderer, caught in the crosshairs of a government looking for a scapegoat. Now, the only person who can clear her name is ace starfighter pilot Devon Ardel.
Drawn from the grief of her mother's funeral into a labyrinth of corruption and lies, Devon must navigate the treacherous politics of the capitol city to uncover the truth. While the Silicant leader Seventy-three fights to lead his people to a new home and ultimate liberation, the new President—paralyzed by fear and prejudice—is prepared to spark a civil war to keep them under human control. As the Votainion Empire hammers at the gates, Devon must expose the rot at the core of the Alliance before the government collapses from within. In a war for survival, the greatest enemy is the one you never saw coming.
