Description

She senses radiation like touch. She wears concealment like armor. And she harvests secrets from the dying before they are lost forever.

Zinyaila val Kirion is a Participare of the Order—a Rukhiir trained to extract memories and preserve them in archives where the Five Empires store the most dangerous truths.

Where treasures are hidden. Where the vanished are buried. Where power itself is catalogued and curated.

Concealment is survival. Her abilities hidden, her touch controlled and shielded. Because in a universe where knowledge is power, being seen means becoming a target.

Now she's racing against time toward the Hringhor—the legendary flagship of the Aureate Empire. Lord Admiral sin-Fahr is dying, and with him, secrets that could change the balance of power across the stars.

But harvesting a life is never simple. Some memories are protected for reasons far beyond politics. Some secrets don't want to be found. And some choices can't be hidden—no matter how skilled one is.

In a universe where memory is power, she's about to learn that the most dangerous secrets are the ones you carry yourself.

Perfect for fans of space opera with intricate world building, political intrigue, and characters who hide devastating power.