9781700352798. New condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 176. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 176 p. Rove City 1. In El s fantasies she pilots a fighter jet for the intergalactic fleet. In reality she s a mechanic whose social grid ranking guarantees she ll never advance beyond the lowest grunt work and a slave in all but name to her cruel and self-centered stepmother and stepsisters. The most she can hope for is a few stolen moments of happiness practicing on her sisters flight simulators or talking to the mysterious stranger she met on an illicit night of stargazing. When the queen announces a competition to find new pilots for the fleet El knows this is her chance to escape. But her stepmother will never let her compete-and then she learns that her new friend the one person she thought she could trust was hiding a secret that changes everything between them. It s a good thing she has a lot more friends than she thinks she does. Exciting fast-paced and hopeful this science fiction retelling of Cinderella is the first in the Rove City series.