Hidden Stars

Shasti Rainhell has begun rebuilding her life as the new commander of the Sidhe, her former lover’s privateer.
The war with the Conchirri is over—but a new threat emerges from the galactic core when an Evolver warship attacks a Confederate world. Confederate Spymaster Mandela recruits Shasti to lead a team of scientists and soldiers into uncharted space, where old friends and dangerous enemies await.
A handsome linguist sparks her interest, while her old adversary, Kyle Mmok—now fully robotic—reflects some of her own struggles with what it means to be human. But the expedition descends into chaos when an unexpected figure appears: Mikhail Vaugh, the master assassin from Olympia.