The fourth book in the Starslip series is finally here. We begin in a new era -- in the 35th Century, Earth leads an alliance of planets on a mission to explore the Quadrangle, an unknown region of space that may hold the secret to restoring a former empire. The crew of the Paradigm may be unorthodox, but they’ve come through the Crisis as heroes. Will former museum curator Vanderbeam’s new role as captain help him forget Princess Jovia, the object of desire assassinated by the architects of the Crisis?