Marika Cresta

Val thought The Event was behind her, but now new mysteries surrounding the asteroid and the fate of her crew are surfacing. As Val digs deeper into the secrets behind The Event, the trail leads her to a conspiracy blogger who may have the answers she seeks. Val thought The Event was behind her, but now new mysteries surrounding the asteroid and the fate of her crew are surfacing. As Val digs deeper into the secrets behind The Event, the trail leads...

The Event changed the world as Val-and everyone else-knew it. Not just with the Icarus meteor fragments giving people powers, but also with others seeking out ways to create or sell powers. Now on the run and working with a mysterious conspiracy blogger who knows more than he's telling, Val may need one of these black market drugs to return her powers to her. But at what cost?

Ever since The Event, Dr. Valentina Resnick-Baker attempted to move on with her life and find a sense of normalcy again. Normal was never fully achieved, but with the loss of her powers, Val thought she finally had a real chance. Until she learns the voice in her head is Jamila Parks, one of her teammates who was presumed dead. Now Val finds herself on the run from a new enemy, separated from her friends, and thrust into a full-on alien conspiracy....

As the mysteries behind the alien conspiracy and Val's powers come to a head, Val joins forces with figures from her past to face off against Wald. Meanwhile, Val's unlikely ally, Major Tom, reveals an ace up his sleeve that Lorena is desperate for.

Having helping hands does wonders for one's recovery, especially when you have both superpowers and the media breathing down your neck. After beginning to recover from her experiences in space, losing her girlfriend Kay, and realizing she has superpowers, Valentina "Val" Resnick-Baker has found herself in a better place surrounded by new friends, Fiona, and a new job at MIT. Unfortunately-because life can never be easy for Val-there's a new threat...