Ever since she was a girl, Kira Wood dreamed of exploring the stars as a diplomat for the Intergalactic Peace Alliance. When the organization hands her a plum assignment, she jumps at the chance, but she soon learns that her new job is more perilous than she could have imagined. Paired with a Z'Dhia—a shadowy, time-traveling alien from the mysterious planet Idris-Sarra—her mission isn’t just diplomacy. It’s damage control.

The Z'Dhia, known only by his title, is brilliant, aloof, and trouble in every sense of the word. His last mission nearly ignited another galactic war with the Ro Kan Empire, a brutal regime whose defeat during the Galactic Wars still simmer with postwar tensions. Kira’s orders are simple: keep him in line, prevent another catastrophe, and report his every move.

But the Z'Dhia has his own agenda—recovering stolen volumes of the Book of Dreams, a trove of ancient knowledge said to hold the keys to unimaginable power. Their pursuit leads them through the treacherous underground markets of Aderna, where the price of secrets is blood, to the deck of an ancestral starship ruled by a vengeful aristocrat on the edge of madness.

As Kira and the Z'Dhia unravel the mysteries of the Book of Dreams, she begins to question everything—his motives, her orders, and the true purpose of the Peace Alliance itself. The deeper they delve, the more the stakes rise. The Book isn’t just a relic of science; it’s a weapon that could tip the balance of the galaxy forever.

With enemies closing in and betrayal at every turn, Kira must decide who to trust: the organization that made her dreams come true, or the headstrong alien who becomes her fiercest ally.

BONUS: Includes a preview of Menace from the Ro Kan Empire, the explosive second installment in The Book of Dreams series.

The Book of Dreams

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