Skeen's Search (The Skeen Trilogy Book 3)

Skeen, a space outlaw and collector of alien artifacts, must rescue the remaining members of an ancient alien race before her galaxy is destroyed in this conclusion to the Skeen trilogy. After escaping through a dimensional gate created by the nearly extinct Ykx, Skeen has finally left the planet Mistommerk with a ship and crew that includes the shapeshifter Timka and the Ykx keyholder Lipitero. However, her freedom comes with a cost: she must travel through a dangerous galaxy to locate the planet Rallen, find any surviving Ykx there, and return them to Mistommerk before the gate closes permanently. Skeen and her crew face multiple threats during their journey, including encounters with the war vessels of a hostile Empire and the imminent supernova of a nearby sun. The novel blends science fiction and quest fantasy elements as Skeen navigates treacherous corners of space toward a final confrontation that will determine the fate of the Ykx and her own survival.