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Io Temperance Harmony Zebulon is a precocious young pilot from a tribal colony who joins the St Light Academy, a school-ship for nobles dedicated to rediscovering the process of installing a new emperor to replace a 700-year old husk. When an anti-monarchist attack leaves them stranded in deep space, Io must lead her classroom through a cold war between the Academy''''s noble houses as they vie for control of the River Huang.