


Rhee and Alyosha are compelling characters, and the back-and-forth between their story lines keeps the pace fast explorations of family, identity, and the power of memory are punctuated by exciting action scenes.

When Rhee discovers a plot to hijack people’s cubes (which record memory and allow instant memory playback), her plans for revenge take a backseat to new concerns. Meanwhile, 17-year-old reality star Alyosha Myraz and his best friend Vincent, who track renegade ships and poachers, are thrust into the wrong kind of spotlight when Alyosha is accused of Rhee’s assassination. When Rhee is attacked by someone she trusts on the eve of her coronation, a Fontisian named Dahlen comes to her aid, but his motives are suspect. Rhee is out for revenge, certain that Crown Regent Andres Seotra betrayed her family and plots to take over the throne. Sixteen-year-old Crown Princess Rhiannon “Rhee” Ta’an is the Rose of the Galaxy, the only survivor of a crash that killed her parents and sister.
