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A Social Science Fiction Novel

For seven hundred years, the gates have carried people between a thousand worlds, turning impossible journeys into ordinary departures. Lena has crossed them all her life as a courier, until the gate at Vesper shuts down without warning, trapping her brother on the far side while everyone in charge offers excuses instead of answers.

Then more gates begin to fail, ships vanish between worlds, cities turn desperate, and frightened crowds start hunting for someone to blame. Lena is not a soldier or a hero; she is just the one person stubborn enough to chase the truth across a collapsing network before the next gate closes, the wrong people take control, and her brother is lost for good.