Queen Maeva rules with the blood of the masses on her hands, but her ancestry and advanced human abilities mean only she can save them from destruction and colonization by the old men of Upper Earth.

18-year-old Aria was designed from the genetic sequence of the settler queens. Her whole life had been dedicated to taking over the throne and leading Lower Earth back to prosperity.

Just as she was poised to claim her birthright, it happened.

Betrayal.

Now Aria must face enemies from far away shores and much closer to home as she fights the very totalitarian regime she had been set to lead.