Amber Grace has spent countless lives preparing for battle, but her time has finally run out. She's mortal now and can only hope that her enemy is close. That when the monster comes to devour them all, she'll still be alive and able to offer herself instead.

All Amber has to do is keep herself safe, but one thing the Universe never guarantees is safety. Forced from hiding and trapped on the Rim with the criminal scum of every interstellar species, Amber finds herself truly living in a way she hasn't for millennia. Suddenly her choices are more than equations and the potential of billions killed must be balanced against protecting the people close to her.

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When the ice takes your friends and then comes for you, what do you do?