Whispering Skin

Olivia Jelani will cross galaxies, but her body must stay behind.

In 2995 a race from another galaxy has come to the Sovereign Alliance with a proposition. The self-described "natals" preside over a multi-species syndicate, the Empyrean Symbiotry, made up of eight other races. And humanity, if all goes well, stands to be the ninth.

After decades of comfortable routine, Olivia has gone from writing poetry to writing about poetry to avoiding writing entirely. If not for the pain of her chroni...