num_pages: 258
description: Ren grew up listening to his mother tell stories about the Star Hosts  a mythical group of people possessed by the power of the stars. The stories were the most exciting part of Rens life and he often dreamed about leaving his backwater planet and finding his place among the neighboring drifts. When Ren is captured by soldiers and taken from his home his dream slips further out of his grasp. Now a slave of a despotic Baron Ren must remain inconspicuous while plotting his escape. Its a challenge since the general of the Barons army is convinced Ren is something out of one of his mothers stories.Ren finds companionship in the occupant of the cell next to his a drifter named Asher. A member of the Phoenix Corps Asher is mysterious charming and exactly the person Ren needs to anchor him as his sudden technopathic ability threatens to consume him. Ren doesnt mean to become attached but after a daring escape a trek across the planet and an eventful ride on a merchant ship Asher is the only thing that reminds Ren of home. Together they must warn the drifts of the Barons plans master Rens growing power and try to save their friends while navigating the growing attraction between them.
language: English
title: The Star Host
publisher: Duet, a Young Adult imprint of Interlude Press