Every page shines with the vigour and passion of youth * The Financial Times * A sprawling space opera fantasy stuffed with familiar tropes * The Guardian * It has enthusiasm to burn, and characters you'll root for * SFX * Entertaining as all hell: it gets the vibe of being twelve years old and watching a lightsaber ignite on the big screen * Locus Magazine * My favourite kind of grand space opera, where anything can happen and usually does at great speed * Ben Aaronovitch, author of the Sunday Times-bestselling Rivers of London series * Full of heart. I loved stepping into Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson's world of heroes and prophecies, friendships like family, and an epic adventure through the stars * Nalini Singh, New York Times-bestselling author of the Psy-Changeling and Guild Hunter series * I blooming loved it! It reminded me of Lois McMasters Bujold x 2000AD (Halo Jones in particular) with a large helping of Doctor Who - utterly absorbing space opera! * Louie Stowell, author of the Sunday Times-bestselling Loki: A Bad God’s Guide series * I just love this universe * Jay McGuiness, vocalist of global sensation The Wanted and author of Blood Flowers * At once a meticulous space opera - with hints of N. K. Jemisin's Broken Earth trilogy - and a centuries-spanning love story * The Bookseller *