Fromthe2017JohnW.CampbellAwardWinnerforBestWriter,AdaPalmer’sPerhapstheStarsisthefinalbookoftheHugoAward-shortlistedTerraIgnotaseries.WorldPeaceturnsintoglobalcivilwar.Inthefuture,theleadersofHivenations--nationswithoutfixedlocation--clandestinelycommittednefariousdeedsinordertomaintainanoutwardsemblanceofutopianstability.Butthefacadecouldonlylastsolong.Thecomfortsofeffortlessglobaltravelandworldwideabundancemayhavetemperedhumanity’sdarkestinclinations,butconflictremainsdeeplyrootedinthehumanpsyche.Allitneededwasacatalyst,informofspeciallittleboytoignitehalfamillenniumofrepressedchaos.Now,warspreadsthroughouttheglobe,splinteringoldalliancesandawakeningsleepingenmities.Alltransportationsystemsareinruins,causingthetyrannyofdistancetofracturealong-unitedEarthandthreatentoobliterateeverythingtheHivesystembuilt.Withthearch-criminalMycroftnowheretobefound,hissuccessor,NinthAnonymous,mustnotonlychroniclethediscordofwar,butattempttorestoreorderinaworldspiralingclosertoirreparableruin.Thefateofabrokensocietyhangsinthebalance.IsthekeytosalvationtoremainEarth-boundor,perhaps,tostartanewthroughoutthefarreachesofthestars?
