Broken Sky, Volume 3 — Chris Wooding

A year has passed. Kia and Elani are gone. Ryushi has been Bonded. And Princess Aurin has fled. Now, Calica is faced with an awesome responsibility. The fate of an entire race is in her hands--and she's not sure she can handle it. Meanwhile, the members of Parakka are faced with a challenge of their own. They must stop Macaan and the Machinists from destroying the world once and for all. Have their enemies already grown too strong?