John David Anderson returns with the conclusion to the epic coming-of-age adventure that began in Stowaway―a riveting and heartfelt search for hope and home, family and future, in a galaxy ravaged by war.Leo Fender is no stranger to catastrophe, whether it’s the intergalactic war that took his mother’s life or the ongoing fight for his own. He’s seen his planet plundered, his ship attacked, his father kidnapped, and his brother go missing―and found himself stranded on a ship with a bunch of mercenary space pirates. Still, nothing could have prepared him for the moment he and the crew tried to save his father―and discovered a dark plot that could destroy hundreds of worlds in the blink of an eye.Now, Leo is adrift. His father has sent him on a mission with nothing but a data chip and a name of someone who could help, and Captain Bastian Black and the crew of the Icarus are determined to see this through to the end with Leo, to fulfill his father’s wish and prevent further conflict. But