The Last Crucible book - Flame Tree Publishing

The 3rd book in the Reclaimed Earth series, praised by Analog SF, captivating science fiction, Cemetery Dance, and much more!

Earth is mostly depopulated due to a massive supervolcano, but civilization and culture are preserved in vast orbiting ring stations, as well as in several isolated, traditional communities on Earth. Jana, a young woman from Sardinia, is in line to become the next magician (sorceress) thanks to ancient technology that hosts a community of minds. Maro, an ambitious global artist, plans to use the inhabitants as test subjects in a brutally invasive psychological experiment. Jana must protect her people and lead them into the future, deciding whom to trust among potential allies of the ring station.

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