First published 1995
Lutha stands on the last world where humans survived. Every other planet lies empty, its populations erased by an unknown force that swept through space like wildfire. The same deadly plague that consumed entire civilizations now threatens her home. She must leave everything behind to hunt down the source of this extinction event. Her journey takes her across dead worlds and abandoned colonies, following clues left in the wreckage of human civilization. Each discovery brings her closer to understanding what unleashed this catastrophe and why her planet alone was spared. The truth she uncovers will determine whether humanity has a future or if their brief flicker of existence across the stars is finally coming to an end. Lutha races against time as the force that destroyed billions closes in on the last refuge of her species.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, space-opera, apocalyptic
Vibes: emotional, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: last-of-their-kind, race-against-time
Setting: Shadow's End, Abandoned Colonies
Period: Future
464 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Spectra