A Series of Unlikely Explanations

"Dad used to say the end of one cycle was the start of another, and the seeds of that cycle's end are planted by how we adapt to the change..." Having survived morning sickness and the end of her universe, Alice Raikes and her friends are in self-imposed exile in an alien dimension when they discover an ancient, mysterious ship that might be the key to their future -- or they might merely end up with a face full of alien wing-wong. Meanwhile, in a far off Realm, Alice's "evil twin," Katherine Hughes, is recruiting to stop an insidious threat even though she would rather shoot the better angels of her nature. She's not surprised to find out Alice is walking into a trap -- that sounds just like her, really -- but she is annoyed by how much she cares. Something is stirring in the Dark. "The start of a new Traveler age. But there are always loose ends..."