Nilah is a racecar driver, but not like the cars you can watch on Earth. Her car runs not on gas but on her own magic. She is a mechanist, and as such she can talk to any machine. She is also up for racer of the year - or she was until she found herself frozen in a spell and then transported away.
She wakes up in the city next to the racetrack. The news reports are looking for her, wanted for murder of the driver who was frozen with her at the track. The only clue she has is the conversation between what looked like the grim reaper and her track mate - find Boots.
Boots is an ex-celebrity treasure hunter. Now she sells somewhat dubious maps to suckers willing to pay. Which seems to be connected to what just happened to Nilah. At the same time, Boots is running from her old ship captain who has come looking for her.
The Capricious is going hunting - for the same treasure that caused all of these problems. The rumor of an extremely large ship called the Harrow.
White has created a fascinating universe combining science fiction and magic. His characters are wonderful and I will be following them onto their future adventures.
White, Alex. (2018). A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe. New York: Orbit.
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