Ms Moon has created a heroine who is very believable. Ky is a 21-year old woman whose life plans go awry and she is sent away from home. She sees it as a punishment, not fully aware that her father sees it as sending her to safety. As her father expects she takes risks, risks that lead trouble to her. Ky is a flawed complex character who I found myself not only rooting for but also identifying with, and this lead to trouble putting the book down. If you're looking for a good read but not one long on scientific facts (a space western of sorts), then this is the book for you.