Some human bodies float in the chaos, too. Demolished mechs speckle the void around these ships-some with splintered metal jutting from their twisted limbs, others indistinguishable from human corpses. They range from tiny one-person vehicles to freighters, from sleek military starfighters to vibrantly painted Vagabond craft.

Read Excerptĭ EAD SPACESHIPS DRIFT IN ZERO GRAVITY BY THE DOZEN, rudderless and dark. But together, the universe’s most advanced mech and its first human-mech hybrid might have the power to change the galaxy for good. The final battle between Earth and the colony planets is here, and there’s no lengths to which Earth won’t go to preserve its domination over all humanity. Not quite mech, yet not quite human any longer, Noemi must find her place in a universe where she is utterly unique, all while trying to create a world where anyone–even a mech–can be free.

Burton Mansfield’s consciousness lives on, desperate for a home, and Abel’s own body is his last bargaining chip.īrought back from the brink of death, Noemi Vidal finds Abel has not only saved her life, but he’s made her into something else, something more. To do that, he not only has to escape the Genesis authorities, he also must face the one person in the galaxy who still has the means to destroy him. The stunning finale to the Defy the Stars trilogy from the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Lost Stars and Bloodline.Ībel only has one mission left that matters: save the life of Noemi Vidal.

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