Mary Holstege

After the Crumble, the Earth needs all the help she can get. Sonata is proud of her work as an eco-warrior, defending the planet from the predations of the Deepers: ultrawealthy family dynasties that hold a monopoly to the stars. Her older brother is dying, her younger brother has a tremendous talent but sees no future, and she struggles to cope. A mission ends in disaster, forcing her to put herself and her family into the hands of those Deepers.
Will she ever win her way free and find a way back home? Will her brother ever forgive her for the sacrifice she had to make?Skimming for junk is a precarious way to eke out a living. Pettrie and his partner are barely making ends meet, even with Anselm's fabulous yarns to hype the value of the junk. When a deal goes bad, Pettrie and Anselm on the Lucky Pig are forced to flee and skim in the wake of war, despite the dangers, hoping not to get caught in the crossfire.
In a sprawling space adventure in the Belle Epoch universe, their paths collide when war finds them all. A story of love, in all its forms.