Half a planet apart. Fighting to save their people.
Seven months after war, Arliss Dubai navigates the treacherous politics of legitimacy. A treaty offers hope for Sinquin, but reconciliation with old enemies feels like poison. Faced with the ultimate test of leadership, Arliss must play a dangerous game to hold on to everything he fought for.Far away in hidden Luminara, eighteen-year-old Kip Dubai faces a different crisis. His children are evolving too quickly, developing powers that exceed his own, speaking with voices that shouldn't exist in infant minds. Kip can no longer guide the second generation unless he becomes something more. For he is told: Only a god can kiss a god.
As the immortals position their game pieces and warnings of a Northern danger intensify, the Dubais navigate separate paths through impossible choices. In a world where yesterday's allies become tomorrow's threats and power demands sacrifices no one should have to make, the cost of protecting what you love keeps rising.
And some prices can only be paid once.
Everything changes for Blends, Tets, and Lumin in the fifth book of The Rogues of Teton.
Genre: Science Fiction