Lastborn

Nic en Doroney was promised an education and an academic career in exchange for sharing the nanite burden she carries in her bloodstream.

Cassilde Sam is a barely solvent salvage operator, hunting for relics in the ruins left by the mysterious Ancestors--particularly the color-coded Elements that power most of humanity's current technology, including

In "Firstborn, Lastborn," a scientist and her lover face the past - and the gulf it creates between them. "Firstborn, Lastborn" was included in Year's Best SF 34 for 2017.

"Finders" is a tight, taut story about a salvage operation that goes terribly wrong.