Captain Amos January and his rivals struggle to obtain an ancient pre-human artifact of great power that incites murderous actions in those who seek it.

“An epic tale. . . . evokes old-school space opera . . . but cutting-edge extrapolation breathes vivid life into this universe of scoundrels, heroes and roman

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Giver of Stars and the forthcoming Someone Else's Shoes, a novel about a lost girl and her horse, the enduring