"Fascinating characters matched with inventive biological details makes this an adventure that''s sure to enthrall. Space opera fans should snap this up." —(Publishers Weekly) Lem''s a mace-wielding teen space-ninja in a universe of sentient insectoids, purple jungles, and insane electromagnetic fields. She solves most problems by hitting harder, and never plays by her enemy''s rules—until Jared Diebol captures her. Diebol''s the rising leader of an army uniting the galaxy by force. He believes the violent energy being Njande has "contaminated" Lem and her friends from another dimension, infiltrating their EEG signals to conquer the matter-based universe. Diebol''s army usually kills contaminated people—but Diebol vows to cure Lem. When Diebol kidnaps Lem''s family, he forces her to choose between the matter beings she loves and the energy person she adores. If Lem rejects Diebol''s cure, her family dies—but if Lem cuts out Njande''s energy, she opens our universe to a much darker thermodynamic attack. The fate of the Universe, or the ones she loves? Read now to join Lem''s sweeping saga about the structure of society, the meaning of suffering, and the character of love. "An epic conflict over the very structure of society, and battles both stealthy and dramatic combine to make an entertaining, quick read set in a lightly sketched but intriguing world." —Booklist
