The novel explores the immigrant experience through the eyes of a Korean family in early 20th-century America. It delves into the generational and cultural conflicts that arise as the family strives to navigate and assimilate into a society that is often hostile and discriminatory. The story focuses on the strong-willed matriarch who is determined to uphold her Korean heritage while facing the challenges of poverty, prejudice, and the struggle to provide a better future for her children in a foreign land. The narrative weaves a poignant tale of identity, resilience, and the pursuit of the American Dream amidst the backdrop of historical events that shaped the Korean-American community.

In the final installment of a science fiction trilogy, the universe is still reeling from the aftermath of a vast interstellar war, where calendrical mathematics dictate the nature of reality itself. An artificial intelligence with the memories of a brilliant tactician is resurrected in a cloned body to serve a faction seeking to maintain its dominion over the remnants of the shattered empire. Meanwhile, a soldier who has survived against all odds must navigate the shifting allegiances and political machinations of various factions, as they all converge on a looming, final confrontation that could reshape the fabric of society and the very stars they inhabit. With intricate world-building and complex characters, the narrative explores themes of identity, memory, and the cost of war.