The second installment in The Mother Trilogy continues the tale of Lyn of Nytaea in a world beyond her wildest imagining.

Gone is her silver world. Gone are her dear friends. The half-breed Lyn finds herself on an alien world, yet the truest home she ever had: Planet Gaea. A torn and battered world of advanced cities ruled by shadowy figures of mythic reputation, Gaea still mourns the loss of the key that once made it function: Lyn's own mother. Imprisoned immediately by the global government, Lyn must ally with rebel forces to free herself and the world. All the while, she fights for the vital information that everyone wants to hide from her . . . but can she stomach the truth of her own origins? And what will she become when her dark heritage catches up to her?

Highly recommended to read after Mani.