Shedling

A shedling—a juvenile of the galaxy’s dominant species—is given to Madeline, a human woman, long after Earth’s conquest. No one explains why Killerie’s own kind abandoned her, or why they crippled her innate abilities with restraining technology. But none of that stops her from striving to be the best daughter she can be, even as she wrestles with the limitations forced upon her. Alongside Madeline, she journeys across the stars, uncovering fragments of her origins and the truth behind her species’ rule. With each discovery, the mystery deepens: Why would the shedlings, rulers of the universe, discard one of their own? Killerie’s search for belonging threatens to unravel the very fabric of galactic power.