Lucas Adebayo grew up on a small mining ship in the asteroid belt, but wants to join the Navy and become the best pilot in the galaxy. The Navy has never accepted a Belter cadet before, but Lucas’s skills secure him a place on the training ship, the Orpheus.

Life in the Navy couldn’t be more different than life in the Belt, and Lucas struggles to find his place. As a Belter, he’s an outsider among his peers; as a Navy cadet, he doesn’t quite fit in at home anymore, either. Lucas is caught between the worlds of his past and his future when a Belter rebellion puts everyone’s lives at risk. Only he can lead the way to peace.

Praise for In the Red

“A non-stop, pulse-pounding adventure!”—Kevin Emerson, author of Last Day on Mars

But when the rebellion puts his new friends in danger, can this outsider become the leader they all need?

• Space Academy: Join Lucas aboard the training ship Orpheus, where he must prove a kid from the asteroid belt has what it takes to become the best pilot in the galaxy.
• Sibling Conflict: Lucas’s adopted sister, Tali, is already a top cadet. But she carries secrets that could tear them—and the entire Navy—apart.
• Found Family: As an outsider, Lucas struggles to make friends. But when a rebellion breaks out, he’ll have to rely on his unlikely new bunkmates, Elena and Rahul, to survive.
• Outsider Hero: Caught between the Belter miners he grew up with and the Navy he swore to serve, only Lucas can stop an interstellar war before it starts.