The Collapsing Empire

In this Locus Award-winning science fiction novel, humanity has ventured beyond Earth into the cosmos, thanks to the discovery of The Flow, an extradimensional field allowing for interstellar travel. As the Interdependency empire emerges, it thrives on interconnectedness, ensuring that no outpost can survive without support from others. However, when The Flow begins to shift, threatening to sever human worlds from one another, a scientist, a starship captain, and the empress race against time to salvage their civilization from impending chaos.