They say the sky is deadly and obedience keeps you alive.
Maddie Everwing has spent years living under the Benevolents' rule with no memory of the life she lost. The Stardust mist they release keeps the population compliant and unquestioning. But Maddie's mind resists the fog. She dreams of the one thing the Benevolents call madness: flying.
When a forbidden holographic pilot named Calysia begins secretly teaching Maddie the truth, Maddie discovers the Benevolents' greatest lie. Stardust isn't protection. It's control.
After helping a Flyer, Drayke, escape the Bureau's enforcers, Maddie uncovers her past. Her parents were legendary pilots hunted and murdered for defying the no-flight ban. She may be the last heir.
Disguised and on the run, Maddie crashes on a world where pilots train. Fighting beside Drayke pulls her closer to him. But Drayke has a dangerous past. The Bureau's enforcer, Valker, was once his closest friend.
Now he's hunting them.
If Maddie fails, the Benevolents won't just control Novaea Station, they'll control every mind beneath the stars.