The Chains of Pendara

Pendara hangs above a bottomless chasm, seven crowded tiers slung from anchor-towers by humming chains of resonance-forged steel. Disgraced navigator Mara Duvain hears what nobody else will admit: the chains are not weakening, they are being tuned to fail. Her search for proof drags her toward a smuggler with too many secrets, a sister she buried in her heart, and a High Consul who has already decided which districts are worth saving.