Reckoning

Military conquest bears down on Askala, forcing Nova and her allies to unite Bound, Unbound, and Remnant survivors alike against a common tyranny. Reckoning closes out the After the Thaw arc of the Thaw Chronicles, asking whether the qualities the old system prized—love and intelligence—were ever really the answer to saving what's left of humanity. The fight for Askala becomes a fight for what comes next.