author : Tobias S. Buckell

Jane Hawkins lives on a floating space pert where she tries to help her mothers run a failing inn. Every day she watches starships land from far-off places, bound for exotic adventures.

But a new occupant under their roof is about to change everything. His name is Villem Osteonidus. More machine than man, he’s crewed aboard ships that sail through the universe faster than light itself.

And he has a secret that will change Jane’s life forever.

When Ishmael, an outcast librarian, arrives outside the Afriq Gate, Lilith saves him from immediate execution by her father’s second-in-command, the zealot Kira. When Lilith’s curiosity draws her to Ishmael, she lets slip her family's most dangerous secret to Kira, sparking a deadly rebellion and an unexpected journey full of stunning revelations.

A Stranger in the Citadel lies in a world of mortal and ancient menaces, at the revolutionary crossroads of magic, science, religion, and betrayal.

But as one of the largest hurricanes to hit the Caribbean begins to sweep through the area, Roo just may find that time is running out – not just for himself, but the whole world…

And some of those horrors aren’t content to rest. Kay, who has rescued herself from a hellish life dominated by uncaring alien creatures, seeks bloody twisted revenge for what was done to her.

And a new force is not happy about the manner in which the Forty Eight worlds are reshaping themselves. In fact, it’s about to put a stop to it all.