The 4th ruler in a fearsome line of succession pursues an interplanetary empire in the final volume of this thrilling science fiction saga. As the new Master of Station Aleon and its Prime, Alexis Teirmont the Fourth inherits the mantle of a fearsome dynasty. The son of a legendary mother, he intends to rule by the blade and expand his empire across System Helios. He is determined to destroy all that stands in the way of his claim to a second crown. The...

Alexis Teirmont was a visionary and merciless leader who unified the people struggled to survive on one of six artificial planetoids known as the Stations. But, now his son, Alexis the Second, must reign as Master of Station Aleon. And, Alexis is not his father. An unapologetic hedonist from the wild lands of the Prime, Alexis revels in the finer pleasures of life. Once, such a temperament would be a sign of nobility. But, for a Master of Station,...

"A "mind-blowing, page-turning, unputdownable" novel (Elif Batuman) about the fifteen-year fallout from a poisonous high school rumor, exploring how stories from the past can come to define who we are. A gifted and reclusive ghostwriter, Alice Lovett makes a living helping other people tell their stories. But she is haunted by the one story she cannot tell: the story of, as she puts it, "the things that happened while I was asleep." Back in 1999,...