The galaxy once burned within the flames of war, leaving billions dead and twisted by the horrors of genetic drift, and billions more stranded without the relay system. Now, a thousand years later, the Orthos Alliance emerges, fueled by a relentless desire to resurrect the fallen empire and rekindle the forgotten relay system.

Aenea Eilertson is on the run with the only thing stopping Orthos from succeeding, and her planet is under siege. Forced to trust Ebon Jayce, the strange captain of the Foxchaser, Aenea learns there are three vital rules to the ship:

1. Chaser, the centuries-old housecat, was impossible to kill, no matter how hard past captains have tried.

2. Toasty the homicidal toaster was relatively harmless if you weren't a slice of bread.

3. Death from traveling faster-than-light was only temporary, as long as the resurrection pod was working.

Aenea and the Foxchaser race through the cosmos, unaware of the abyssal perils within ancient research facilities, unhinged corporate masterminds, and the relentless pursuit of Ebon Jayce's former-special forces team.

In a journey fraught with self-discovery, Aenea must confront her own hidden truths and embrace the unlikely family she has inherited if she hopes to survive.