In the dazzling sequel to acclaimed author Oliva A. Cole’s YA sci-fi/fantasy debut, A Conspiracy of Stars, Octavia’s search to uncover the truth grows more dangerous as she becomes determined to protect her planet’s fate. This series is perfect for fans of Amie Kaufman, Veronica Roth, and Pierce Brown!

In the forty years since the Vagantur landed on Faloiv, the planet has existed in a tenuous peace between the humans who live in the enclosed community of N’Terra and the Faloii, the indigenous population. But after uncovering the shadowy secrets of the Council’s newly elected leader and helping a kidnapped Faloii man escape, sixteen-year-old Octavia knows that conflict is looming.

Then the Faloii discover the N’Terran’s latest experiment: an artificially weaponized creature, and Octavia realizes that it’s up to her to prevent her people from causing any further destruction.

As she and her friends set out to understand the scope of humanity’s history, nothing can prepare them for what they discover about both their home on Faloiv and the Origin planet. With war on the brink, Octavia must act to change her people’s future before the natural balance on the planet shifts forever.

The fate of two peoples—and an entire planet—rests on her shoulders.

• A Looming War: The fragile peace between human colonists and the indigenous Faloii is about to shatter, and sixteen-year-old Octavia is caught in the middle.
• Bio-Engineered Horrors: When N’Terra’s leaders unleash an artificially weaponized creature, Octavia realizes her own people have become the monsters.
• A Teen Against the Council: Armed with dangerous secrets about a conspiracy that goes back decades, Octavia must defy a powerful regime to save her world.
• High-Stakes Dystopian Sci-Fi: Discoveries about the past—both on Faloiv and the forgotten Origin Planet—will change everything she thought she knew about humanity's future.