Will the common people finally make their voices heard, or will it all end in blood?

After the events of the previous book, Lucy and Moira find themselves headed in different directions. Lucy is sent to the cloud cities of Venus and finds herself ensnared in a diplomatic incident and investigating a murder. Moira visits her family on Mars, where a populist revolution is heating up and violence becomes a regular occurrence in the capital city. Will the common people finally make their voices heard, or will it all end in blood?