In a forgotten graveyard at the edge of the galaxy, shattered starships drift like tombstones. Ling Xiu makes his living there. A "relic salvager," he travels through the silent ruins of history, searching for forgotten technology and lost treasure. His creed is simple: take only what has been forgotten, and never ask about its past.
But during a routine salvage mission aboard the legendary ghost ship Morningstar, he discovers a relic that should not exist: a crystal. It contains the ghost of a long-dead civilization and records a shocking truth capable of overturning the very foundations of the Celestial Star Commonwealth's rule.
In an instant, Ling Xiu goes from a scavenger outside the bounds of interstellar law to the number one target of the Commonwealth's most mysterious and ruthless law enforcement agency, the Inspection Division. His only companion is a ghost from the distant past. Together, they flee for their lives aboard the unremarkable Dustship, pursued across the entire star system.
The past will no longer stay silent. The ghosts of history roar. This scavenger, who only wanted a peaceful life, must now make a choice: keep running, or uncover the darkest secret in this sea of stars with his own hands and determine the future of the galaxy.
