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FINALIST FOR THE NEBULA AND LODESTAR AWARDS • LOCUS AWARD WINNING AUTHOR • "MASTERFULLY CRAFTED."—Axie Oh, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
* "THRILLING." —Booklist, starred review
EVEN GRAVITY COMES AT A PRICE.
In a society where conformity is valued above all else, a teen girl training to become an Imperial pilot is forced to return to her rebel roots to save her world in this adrenaline-fueled sci-fi adventure—perfect for fans of Iron Widow and Skyward!
Hwa Young was just ten years old when Imperial forces destroyed her rebel moon home. Now, six years later, she is a citizen of the very empire that made her an orphan.
Desperate to shake off her past, Hwa Young dreams of becoming a lancer pilot, one of an elite group of warriors who fly into battle using the empire’s most advanced tech—giant martial robots. When an attack on their boarding school leaves Hwa Young and her classmates stranded on an Imperial space fleet in dire need of pilot candidates, she is quick to volunteer.
But training is nothing like she expected, and secrets—like the ominous fate of the fleet’s previous lancer squad—are stacking up. And when Hwa Young uncovers a conspiracy that puts their entire world at risk, she’s forced to make a choice between her rebel roots and an empire she’s no longer sure she can trust.
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When Hwa Young was 10, Imperial raiders destroyed her home and killed her family of rebels against the empire. Six years later, Hwa Young is a student of the empire she was taught to oppose. She dreams of becoming the empire's best lancer pilot, and she has no qualms following their rules to do so. An attack on her school forces the empire to implement an emergency draft that gives Hwa Young the opportunity to become a lancer pilot candidate two years earlier than expected. But as a ward of the state, Hwa Young is at a disadvantage to her classmates, whose well-established families give them an edge. As she undergoes grueling training she works hard to hide her rebel childhood background. Soon, Hwa Young unearths harrowing secrets about the empire and its history, and realizes that she must call upon her childhood teachings if she and her classmates hope to survive.. Via probing prose, Lee (Ninefox Gambit) addresses issues of colonialism and revolution in a high-concept space adventure narrative that centers a determined protagonist whose personal loyalties and lifelong dreams compete as she fights for the forces that killed her family. Ages 12–up.
