Outcast

OUTCAST. Before the war, York had identified with the Sleeper Empire, the Imperial Navy and the citizens of Asamov, in that order. Since assassinating the Emperor and seeing the power plays of the Judges hidden behind the thrones, his universe had steadily shrunk. He still wore the Iron Ring, but it meant nothing. Now he cared about his ship, his crew and, in particular, his lover Echo. Echo had burned her bridges when she disobeyed orders and refused to kill York. The Imperial Commission had created and used her for its own purpose, without a thought for her as an individual. She felt no ties or obligation and had decided that her destiny lay with York and his crew. Now York is risking the lives of Echo and the crew in a search for a ship that was lost five thousand years ago. A ship that may hold the secrets to the origins of humanity. OUTCAST - Sequel to ECHO, second book in the science fiction Citadel Trilogy.