Through an unsettling turn of events, Cara Peirce finds herself a mostly-willing participant in a bizarre life in which she only feels truly alive in her dreams.
On 1,200-light-year journey, only Captain Zarah bears the responsibility of carrying out the mission’s secret orders. She knows they will probably never see Earth again.
Jade, the second-born prince of Kedrin, is full of unnatural powers and an uncontrollable darkness. He is ready to seize the throne. Then he meets Marigold, a simple farm girl who embodies everything that he is not.