Void Pirates by Cheryl Peña
Peace was never part of the mission. But neither was the truth.
On the arid world of Lomari, the greatest threat lies just beyond the stars. The Neyreid Void—a lawless stretch of space haunted by pirates—has long been a place of fear and silence. When Planetary Councilor Sumai is sent to crush a rebellion across the Void, her mission is clear. Until her ship is ambushed and she’s stranded on Kolima—home to the very outlaws she’s been taught to despise.
But the pirates aren’t what she expected. Neither is the truth about Kolima… or the gemstone that Lomari has been mining from its soil for generations. It holds power far beyond what her people understand—and the pirates will stop at nothing to protect it.
As tensions between worlds teeter on the edge of annihilation, Sumai faces an impossible choice: remain loyal to the lies that raised her, or stand with those she once vowed to destroy.
And time is running out.
TBD