First published 2012
Swan Er Hong once built worlds. Now someone wants to destroy them. The year is 2312, and humanity has spread across the solar system, creating homes on planets and moons throughout space. Swan lives in this expanded civilization until an unexpected death occurs on Mercury, in the engineering marvel called Terminator city. This death changes everything for Swan. What seemed like a natural passing reveals itself as something more sinister. Swan discovers she has become part of a conspiracy that reaches across multiple worlds. The plot threatens the very habitats that house humanity beyond Earth. Swan must navigate this dangerous scheme while confronting what it means for humanity's future among the stars. Her journey forces her to examine not just the worlds she helped create, but the forces that would tear them apart.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, 21st-century, alternate-history
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, world-building
Setting: Mercury, Terminator City
Period: 2312
561 pages · Hardcover · Orbit