Responsibility after withdrawal
Rho wants a quiet life as an aid worker but is drawn into fighting after receiving Ochus’s message.
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Romina Russell - Author
This is a speculative adventure about someone trying to withdraw from public life but being pulled back by danger, responsibility and an unexplained message. Its setting combines refugee support, political threat and a journey across unfamiliar Houses.
Orphaned, disgraced, and stripped of her title, Rho is ready to live life quietly, as an aid worker in the Cancrian refugee camp on House Capricorn. But news has spread that the Marad--an unbalanced terrorist group determined to overturn harmony in the Galaxy--could strike any House at any moment. Then, unwelcome nightmare that he is, Ochus appears to Rho, bearing a cryptic message that leaves her with no choice but to fight. Now Rho must embark on a high-stakes journey through an all-new set of Houses, where she discovers that there's much more to her Galaxy--and to herself--than she could have ever imagined.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a speculative adventure about someone trying to withdraw from public life but being pulled back by danger, responsibility and an unexplained message. Its setting combines refugee support, political threat and a journey across unfamiliar Houses.
Rho wants a quiet life as an aid worker but is drawn into fighting after receiving Ochus’s message.
Rho works in a Cancrian refugee camp after being orphaned and stripped of her title.
The Marad are described as an unbalanced terrorist group determined to overturn harmony across the Galaxy.
The premise includes orphanhood, loss of status, refugees, terrorism and a high-stakes fight.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the current material supports only a cautious reading; another book-specific source is still needed.
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