Stacia is determined to rescue her at any cost – but that is easier said than done with both the Loyalists and the Union hot on her trail, for the powerful and dangerous secret she holds that she herself does not know. In the ensuing chaos, Pol gets her away, intending to make for the loyalist base, but Clio is left behind and taken captive by the Union. Everything is turned upside down though, when Stacia is revealed to be Princess Anya Leonova, the last of the royal family who were all thought to be murdered during the rebellion sixteen years ago. So when an astronika appears on Amethyne, a Union ship in their little town, she is eager to take a closer look, accompanied by her best friends, Clio and Pol. A talented mechanic, Stacia loves spaceships in particular. Stacia Androva has lived her whole life in a small village on a remote planet of the Belt. “If there’s one thing you need to know about me, it’s that I always press the red button.” She will find and rescue Clio, even with the whole galaxy on her trail. With everything she knows threading away into stars, Stacia sets her heart on a single mission. Pol smuggles her away to a hidden escape ship in the chaos, leaving Clio in the hands of the Union. When Stacia is identified as the lost princess, her provincial home explodes into a nightmare. The Direktor claims that Princess Anya is alive, and that Stacia’s sleepy village is a den of empire loyalists, intent on hiding her. That all changes the day a Union ship appears in town, carrying the leader of the Belt himself, the Direktor Eminent. She spends her days half-wild, rambling her father’s vineyard with her closest friends, Clio and Pol. But Stacia doesn’t think much about politics. Every member of the royal family was murdered–down to their youngest child, Princess Anya–and the Union government rose in its place. Synopsis: Sixteen years ago, rebellion swept the galaxy known as the Belt of Jewels. Published: February 26th, 2019 (Scholastic Press)

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