Prologue

𝑰𝒏 𝒂 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒐𝒔 𝒃𝒚 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒓 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏 𝒎𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔, 𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬-a fiercely intelligent, sharp-tongued astronomy student and skilled mechanic-finds her carefully structured life colliding with the impossible.

𝐎𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐞𝐥𝐚 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬 and often the more grounded of the two, Aria is a quiet storm: intensely private, deeply loyal, and far more comfortable with stardust equations than with people. She's weeks from graduating college when meteors crash into Earth, disrupting everything she thought she knew about the universe.

𝕭𝖚𝖙 𝖉𝖆𝖓𝖌𝖊𝖗 𝖎𝖘 𝖓𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖗 𝖋𝖆𝖗. Aria must navigate war zones, protect her sister, and face ghosts from her past-including an ex who threatens to drag her back into a life she's outgrown. All while unknowingly standing at the center of a conflict that could determine the fate of Eαɾƚԋ αɳԃ CყႦҽɾƚɾσɳ alike.

(𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐬 𝐱 𝐨𝐜)