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Nexus
Lindsay Cummings
Sasha Alsberg
From the #1 New York Times bestselling authors of Zenith comes the dazzling finale to the Androma Saga, where stunning betrayals and devastating secrets expose an embattled galaxy to the ultimate nightmare.Her ship is gone, her crew is captured and notorious mercenary Andi Racella is suddenly a fugitive, ruthlessly hunted across the galaxy. The bloodthirsty Queen Nor now rules most of the galaxy and she’ll stop at nothing to destroy her most hated adversary.Andi will risk anything, even her precious freedom to stop Nor. However as her crew fight to regain their freedom, Andi and her unlikely ally Dex discover a threat far greater than anything they’ve faced before.Only by saving their mortal enemy can they make one last desperate strike to save the galaxy, unaware that a shattering, centuries-old secret may demand the most wrenching sacrifice of all.
Return to the high-stakes, riveting world of The Androma Saga in this dazzling finale from #1 New York Times bestselling authors Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings.
With her crew captured and her ship a smoldering ruin, notorious mercenary Androma Racella is no longer the powerful Bloody Baroness, but a fugitive on the run. And with most of the galaxy now trapped under the mind control of the bloodthirsty Queen Nor, not even the farthest reaches of Mirabel can offer safety for the queen’s most-hated adversary.
But Andi will risk anything, even her precious freedom, to save her crew. So when she finds herself stranded with bounty hunter Dextro Arez on the unforgiving ice planet of Solera, Andi seeks out the mysterious Arachnid, the one person who seems to be fighting back against the vicious queen...and uncovers the true, devastating reason for Nor’s takeover.
Back on Andi’s home planet of Arcardius, Nor’s actions have made Mirabel vulnerable to invasion from an outside force. Now allying with her mortal enemy may be the only way for the Bloody Baroness to save the galaxy—even if that alliance demands the most wrenching sacrifice of all.
About the Authors
SASHA ALSBERG is the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Zenith, the first book in The Androma Saga. When Sasha is not writing or obsessing over Scotland, she is making YouTube videos on her channel, Abookutopia, and studying history at university. She lives in Massachusetts with her two dogs.
LINDSAY CUMMINGS is the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Zenith, the first book in The Androma Saga. She is also the author of The Murder Complex duology and the Balance Keepers trilogy for HarperCollins. She lives in north Texas, where she writes full-time.
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The Androma Saga
Zenith
Nexus
Nexus
Sasha Alsberg & Lindsay Cummings
Copyright (#u01e82320-9dc3-59cd-94d1-d05dea2c1138)
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First published in Great Britain by HQ in 2019
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Ebook Edition © May 2019 ISBN: 9780008228361
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Praise for
Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings and Zenith
“A whirlwind, out-of-this-galaxy adventure! The dynamic cast of characters, edge-of-your-seat action and sprawling universe had me hooked from the very first pages.”
—#1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas
“A dazzling space opera by Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings, Zenith moves at hyperspace speed and never lets up. Epic, mesmerizing and heart stopping, you’ll be left breathless and wanting more.”
—New York Times bestselling author Danielle Paige
“With characters whose over-the-top shtick would fit right into Guardians of the Galaxy, this series opener morphs unexpectedly into a dark and complex sci-fi drama.”
—School Library Journal
“Zenith is a spectacularly stunning, whirlwind adventure with a race-against-the-clock plot and strong as hell female characters.”
—BuzzFeed
“This sprawling space opera from Alsberg and Cummings (the Balance Keepers trilogy) features plentiful action, complex politics, and a rich mythology.”
—Publishers Weekly
From Sasha:
To my mother,
who I know is watching from the stars.
From Lindsay:
To my dad, Don Cummings.
Thank you for being the ultimate bookworm in my life.
Contents
Cover (#u2c4017ba-c5d5-5025-bdcf-34631e6263e1)
Back Cover Text (#u41afb755-ea31-51de-876e-3e24ad63ae13)
About the Authors (#ud43e1e34-13d8-59b8-9d8c-dccdb2e4dabe)
Booklist (#ub82693b6-db03-5ad6-ab4c-cf799b87dae5)
Title Page (#u95c5fd0a-e7f0-548d-9cc2-ce29ae72a980)
Copyright (#uc136ff89-63d5-5eec-92f6-8ea249f82d52)
Praise (#u68e27aa3-7ffc-5fde-ab0d-331936da3b84)
Dedication (#ude5a5623-81c1-5a12-a91e-178b28ee78cc)
Map (#uac535601-a94f-554d-8c1f-4a81530ee827)
CHAPTER 1 (#u80f4d516-ca62-5316-b699-1bb177ca6a18)
CHAPTER 2 (#u14b81f5e-5c9b-526b-aba4-5e0f6af0e611)
CHAPTER 3 (#ud1f2dcb2-85e5-5dd0-b76c-02bf7fd25524)
CHAPTER 4 (#uc3997531-8582-5cd8-82d6-e0d7404879a9)
CHAPTER 5 (#uf4131ae7-c36a-577a-81ff-ebc275828640)
CHAPTER 6 (#udb3b0d3e-7b0b-5aef-b2e2-3b81329f9a70)
CHAPTER 7 (#u04b6bce6-de32-5bf2-b92c-7ba2e707886e)
CHAPTER 8 (#ua6a63e3a-8b8b-5932-a1eb-5134874cefd1)
CHAPTER 9 (#ua4375eb7-33f8-5af9-ac83-f1fdb043bc47)
CHAPTER 10 (#u584ac010-2f3a-564a-985f-4509f0ae9899)
CHAPTER 11 (#u1709ea04-cf32-54a4-9c4d-d22de327e50b)
CHAPTER 12 (#u557069d4-d0e1-56f7-aa03-74cff2738739)
CHAPTER 13 (#u284ffd85-019e-51de-bcfa-6d3b121aae78)
CHAPTER 14 (#u18247486-fdb4-58d0-b5e3-e875c2f4bbc1)
CHAPTER 15 (#u27148587-0dda-5c09-8ed2-170e1c66cf17)
CHAPTER 16 (#u17ba7efd-faaa-5f4c-b46a-78fd56ac9aee)
CHAPTER 17 (#u1d8ffbcb-d2d5-50ba-9a33-57792cb4988f)
CHAPTER 18 (#ucbf48523-e30a-588e-8435-6a98bee550c6)
CHAPTER 19 (#uc5eb44cc-030a-5149-8e6b-0fbbde88dd4a)
CHAPTER 20 (#uc0cc3f2e-da5a-5060-8d2f-42ecd67e7dd7)
CHAPTER 21 (#ucd7f572f-46a1-5356-aaeb-34cd6838333a)
CHAPTER 22 (#u8e11e74b-a054-5f36-a7c3-b8ed9d0723fd)
CHAPTER 23 (#u26f25779-be2a-525b-ad64-f4c5cede9ee6)
CHAPTER 24 (#u590d58ee-737c-5ab2-9eed-6e17b16f61ab)
CHAPTER 25 (#u883d0878-d525-54cc-84dd-05bf3cec33d6)
CHAPTER 26 (#u3b6f715b-6d91-558e-b47f-5e98b35b99cd)
CHAPTER 27 (#u94a9706c-0493-582b-9879-d42d6497472a)
CHAPTER 28 (#u40a9f854-f9e2-5799-9625-f509845b0ad3)
CHAPTER 29 (#u5d721169-112b-5052-a363-b57db7de9258)
CHAPTER 30 (#ubaef1696-85e7-5bcf-8468-53f3aad3a69a)
CHAPTER 31 (#u52292a9e-2cd4-515a-89b4-036212f340f3)
CHAPTER 32 (#uc36e6340-6bcf-544b-8216-211836aeb072)
CHAPTER 33 (#u880d84e0-7b1c-5090-9d28-d2c4e4ca9542)
CHAPTER 34 (#uedce4ea0-7bbf-5642-8d1b-b9e586f4538a)
CHAPTER 35 (#u1838eb4e-1ea5-504e-b989-0960ee247640)
CHAPTER 36 (#u1700c66f-cb6b-5b21-a3cc-0a1a0ffc0ca0)
CHAPTER 37 (#u2c88342a-a98c-5d61-95d6-c0a713a15000)
CHAPTER 38 (#ucf410914-7ceb-5ab4-b9b1-7058422b76d3)
CHAPTER 39 (#ua108d6af-46c2-50c1-aca5-4daed4f22746)
CHAPTER 40 (#u4b6aed98-05ff-5929-881e-b8957408af43)
CHAPTER 41 (#u61d261ff-ebcf-5ccf-891a-c760f6a87fd7)
CHAPTER 42 (#u216e5e97-f676-5a17-bf81-6034f264b7e4)
EPILOGUE (#u483bd0a4-2c6e-55a9-9b0e-fff1b6a3b82a)
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS—SASHA ALSBERG (#ub6d2fe40-845f-5b38-8e0c-ca6050c42bed)
