Shatter the Stars

From an award-recognized speculative fiction author comes the first book in a gripping YA sci-fi/fantasy adventure series...She should be dead.When a ruthless killer targets her home planet, seventeen-year-old Linuka Hinloé is left alone among the ruins-grieving and desperate for answers. Determined to find the one responsible, she sets out across the stars, chasing a threat she barely understands.But the universe is far stranger than she imagined.A relentless alien prince with the power to shift through space forces himself into her mission, while a secretive statesman with abilities that defy logic may be the key to the one who destroyed her world.As their paths collide, Linuka uncovers a terrifying truth: her planet was not the target-it was only the beginning.She must uncover who-and what-she truly is... before another world shatters. Melissa Beaty is a two-time finalist for the Page Turner Book Award and has received multiple recognitions from Writers of the Future, including a Silver Honorable Mention.