Rory Thorne must use the fairy blessings gifted to her to change the
multiverse in the second book in this space opera duology.
After avoiding an arranged marriage, thwarting a coup, and inadvertently
kick-starting a revolution, Rory Thorne has renounced her title and
embraced an unglamorous life as a privateer on the edge of human space.
Her new life is interrupted when Rory and her crew--former royal
bodyguards, Thorsdottir and Zhang, and co-conspirator Jaed--encounter an
abandoned ship registered under a false name, seemingly fallen victim to
attack. As they investigate, they find evidence of vicious technology
and arithmancy, alien and far beyond known capabilities.
The only answer to all the destruction is the mysterious, and
unexpected, cargo: a rose plant. One that reveals themself to be
sentient--and designed as a massive biological weapon. Rose seeks to
escape their intended fate, but before Rory and her friends can get Rose
off the derelict ship, the alien attackers return.
Rory and her friends must act fast--and wisely--to save themselves, and
Rose, and maybe the multiverse, too, from a war humanity cannot win.