Böcker av Marise Morland

A time capsule, left by the remnants of Celestra's first civilsation, is found and deciphered. It contains a warning: the asteroid which decimated them was under propulsion, and whoever launched the unprovoked attack is still out there. After a freak communications glitch alerts this ancient enemy, Celestra is invaded by an invisible, synthetic bio-swarm. The Celestrians have but one defence. Their own children.

The Eldorians, sure of their future as galactic conquerors, are about to enforce an alliance with Earth. Laura, unable to absent herself from her high-profile duties as Celestra's First Citizeness, permits her daughter Clemis to seek out Eldor's mysterious enemies - who appear to be waiting for her. But is this the right choice? What is the true nature of Celestra's super-weapon?

How did Laura, a music student from an English village, find herself many light-years from Earth, alone on the stage of a meticulously copied Ancient Greek amphitheatre? This is her story.As she has the only singing voice on the planet Celestra, she isn't worried about pleasing her audience. What concerns her is the future of the people who randomly chose her: technologically advanced yet disturbingly naïve, with a dwindling population, half-forgotten history, and an ambitious, music-hating First Citizen. No-one's asked Laura to do anything other than sing. No-one expects her to challenge Celestra's corrupt leadership.But she's going to.

Celestra's once-peaceful allies, the Narvellans, have suddenly staged a coup, turning their hosts' planet into an industrialised police state and enslaving the population. It's rumoured that the Narvellan homeworlds are being controlled by a sinister group mind, but is this true? If so, how can it be found and shut down? Laura's inexperienced band of conspirators will endure danger, tragedy and personal sacrifice in their quest to liberate two civilisations.