The Principle of Moments by Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson
This hasa lotgoing on in the best of ways. It’s a space opera with queer Regency romance, tyrants, time travel, ancient prophecies, and so much more.
Okay, so first off, there’s Asha, who serves as a virtually voiceless assembly line worker in the year 6066. It’s basically what all humans do, since they settled on the desert planet Gahraan and unknowingly become indentured to its already existing emperor, Thracin. Asha’s got a little of the ole rebel in her, though, as she studies stolen aeronautics manuals at night. But when a stranger in a cloak shows up, everything changes.
Then there’s Obi, a time traveler currently stationed in the year 1812. He’s got a temporal sickness from skipping across the , and unrequited love for a prince. He’s set to give up on time traveling when he learns about the ghost girl in the British Museum, who folks say is from another time. When Obi and Asha become entangled in each other’s lives, a prophecy starts to play out—one that involves incomprehensible reincarnation and ancient heroes.
Like I said, a lot.