The starship is in the control of a group of refugees from another planet who are holding Rushima to ransom. When they get there they find that the planet's crops have been decimated by floods and drought brought on by a starship that can manipulate weather systems. They head to a planet which is agriculture based, Rushima. Finally Calum and Acorna steal away in their ship only to find that there is a problem with the hydroponics system that means Acorna will starve unless they get new seeds and plants. At the opening of this book Acorna and one of the miners, Calum, are wanting to set out to find her people but others who care for Acorna keep coming up with reasons for delay. The three miners raised her at first and then turned her over to others to further her education. She also matured much more quickly than humans reaching full growth in three years. Her translucent horn and unusual hands and feet made it clear she was from an alien race. This could almost be considered a young adult book, but there is some violence and adult situations in it. The characters are again not well developed, you have good, who are very good, and evil who are very evil, and the ones who are good as long as it profits them. We meet some old friends and foes and discover new friends and foes. Once again we have Acorna acting impulsively, this time she drags Calum along with her. Acorna needs to be found and something needs to be done about the Khleev, who are coming and are deadly. Meanwhile, the Linyaari appear with a warning about the Khleev and in doing so discover that a little girl they thought was dead is alive, but missing.

This lands them smack dab in the middle of a armed conflict. The two of them set off to find it, rather impulsively since it appears everyone else doesn’t want them to go and end up on a planet they were not planning to go to. Show More “Uncle” Calum believes he knows the general area of space where they will find her home planet.

Acorna's quest