A Fire in Heaven

Nev isn’t thrilled that her ancestors volunteered to venture into deep space on an asteroid-turned-spaceship. But someone had to settle the new planet they found, and she’s come to love her tightknit community — especially Kace, a good-natured mechanic who’s been weirdly depressed during these last days before they reach their new home.When she tries to comfort him, he spills the beans: The story about settling a new planet is a lie told to kids so they don’t learn the horrible truth.In fact, a thriving alien civilization lives on the planet they’re about to reach. And this mission isn’t exactly peaceful, despite no proof that the aliens wish them harm.As the captain’s daughter, Nev has special pull. But her friends and family are good, ethical people, and she’s not about to defy them. Certainly not in a doomed attempt to save aliens she’s never even met. If she helps Kace, her fiercest teenage crush, her choice will propel her into deadly firefights, hair-raising spacesuit acrobatics, and complete alienation from the world she grew up in.It’s the last thing she wants.But her conscience is getting louder by the minute, and the survival of civilizations hangs in the balance…