The Citadel of Weeping Pearls (Xuya Universe)

The Citadel of Weeping Pearls is set in the Xuya universe. Thirty years ago, the Citadel—a technological and scientific marvel whose inhabitants could teleport and possessed small, undetectable weapons—disappeared after being threatened by an invading fleet from the Dai Viet Empire. Now the empire itself faces siege from an enemy that has turned their own mindships against them. The Empress, who once ordered the Citadel's destruction, desperately needs its weapons to survive. Meanwhile, an engineer on an isolated space station works on a machine designed to send her back thirty years to the Citadel's height. However, the Citadel's disappearance left chains of grief and regret throughout the Imperial Court. Attempting to summon the past through this machine could have consequences that reshape the world. This novel is set in the award-winning, critically acclaimed Xuya universe.