Description
The Earth our ancestors used to know hasn’t had life for thousands of years, or so Jay tells me. Some of the children don’t even believe that it existed to begin with. Even my sister thinks that the water-abundant sphere was just a metaphor for advancement, that it’s just an image painted the Authority. But I know better. Israel Gardner, along with the rest of the remaining human race, has lived on the planet of Elanora for longer than she’s been alive. The totalitarian Authority strives for a peaceful existence on this new world. Resources are constantly being discovered. The humans finally seem to be back on their feet. But the discovery of other forms of life threaten to tear the society apart. Golden Jay is a Máóhk, a native to Planet Elanora. Growing up, he has always been warned about the settlers. Father Skye’s sacrifice made it clear that these new beings weren’t friendly. When members of the tribe start disappearing daily—including his own life-mother—Jay and the rest of the Able go out looking for the settlers and looking for vengeance. The Painted Mask tests the strength of fate. Will the ignorance of a people destroy the map destiny has already created?
The Painted Mask
