A renegade vessel and a missing father.
Celeste's search has only begun. Evil forces in the stars are colluding with each other to change the galactic order. A power vacuum in the galaxy has opened up a host of opportunities. Other species working in the shadows look to upend the delicate balance of power in the galaxy.
But her father's disappearance is only the tip.
Can Celeste uncover the truth behind the evil forces and rescue her father at all costs? Or will she succumb to the conspiracy of the evil forces at work?

Deceptive Stars is the second book in the epic Forgotten Race: Emergence science fiction series that is filled with suspense, pulse-pounding space action, alien battles, and one person's journey to prove the inherent goodness of humanity to a wary galaxy.