When the Stars Fall, the Brave Will Rise
Jelun’s life is boring—until alien invasion changes everything. The Ranid, seven-foot-tall arachnid warriors feared across the galaxy, have mutinied. His homeworld is next to be invaded. Jelun should have been on the first ships out. Instead, a petty fight got his family reassigned to the last fleet—one that will never leave. Now, they’re stranded.
Jelun pulls off a daring heist—stealing a luxury space yacht with the help of an old Anadroid, a snarky maintenance bot, and a security droid. But fleeing, they intercept a distress signal: a school ship is plummeting to its doom, its treacherous crew long gone, and hundreds of terrified children still aboard.
Saving them would be suicide. Leaving them would be murder.
Helping them means losing his family’s only chance at escape. Worse, the ruthless headmistress will sacrifice anyone to save herself.
The clock is ticking. Missiles are flying. With an enemy fleet raining destruction on every side, Jelun and his unlikely crew must outthink everyone and outfly death itself.