First published 1990
Lunzie Mespil is a healer aboard a starship when disaster strikes. Forced to abandon ship, she enters cryogenic stasis, expecting a brief hibernation. But Lunzie's sleep stretches for decades. When she finally awakens, the galaxy she knew is changed - a new power rules, and chaos reigns. Now Lunzie must navigate this alien landscape, elude ruthless pirates, and uncover the truth of her long slumber if she hopes to reclaim her life.
Genres: science-fiction, dystopia, adventure, space-opera
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, lost-in-time
Setting: Galaxy
Period: Decades
380 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Baen Books/Simon & Schuster