The Simmering Seas: An epic science fiction saga (Beyond the Impossible Book 1)

Betray your family. Save your world.

Kara Syung seeks the truth about Hokkaido, where arable farmland is disappearing at a stunning pace. Some believe its rings are poisoning the planet. Yet Kara, an engineer born to one of the most powerful families on Hokkaido, suspects the truth is more devastating.

Kara has watched her world falter since the Collectorate, a forty-world empire, fell eight years ago. Like other former colonies, Hokkaido is struggling on its own. Yet some worlds are moving to fill the power vacuum. When Kara discovers evidence of her world’s possible involvement, she must confront a horrifying reality close to home.

She has few weapons: A lifelong best friend and servant, a murderous immortal, a rogue from the old empire, and a snub-nosed laser pistol. Time is not on her side: She is due to marry a man she does not love in seven days - whether she wants to or not. How much will Kara sacrifice to learn what is really happening on Hokkaido and beyond?