Twelve years after his mother's disappearance, Zahn makes his annual hike up to the island peak to sleep above the clouds -- only to be awoken by an alien object thundering down from the sky, changing the course of his life forever.
At last, Zahn has the chance to learn the fate of his mother, but the opportunity comes with a price: leave his world in a self-aware starship, with no guarantee of return. Now on the verge of twenty, he leaves his planet far behind, bound for the galactic core where he encounters the vicious Vakragha, an ancient species that craves the largest prey:...

Nestled within the Island lies a deep mystery...

When Asha accepts a mission to recover a sacred stone capable of raising the dead, she doesn't expect her ship to be attacked in orbit over an unknown world. Asha and her commander, Mira, are dragged into the planet's wild ocean, and she barely manages to escape a vast underwater complex. Once she reaches the surface, Asha discovers a mysterious island that comes to life with dancing villagers and roaring bonfires every night, only to vanish without a trace each morning, leaving her feeling alone and confused.

Yet that isn't...

What if you could hold a memory in the palm of your hand? In the Mirage, you can. Reachable only by leaving the physical body and entering the out-of-body state, the Mirage allows everyone within it to trade memories like souvenirs and create structures that defy physics. And now, after centuries, even the memory of the devastating Vakragha attack on their world has all but been forgotten, and most have lost touch with the physical world altogether. Jyana is different. Driven by her desire to understand the natural world, she dedicates herself to studying the sea below Mirage City. Yet when...