Two sisters on the run: the elder chased by the younger, both pursued
by their mother. But when this mother is the Empress of Ghana and one
of the most powerful people in the world, it is no ordinary chase. And
life has changed in the mid twenty second century. The aether is a
telepathic cyberspace. Biochips augment human brains. AI's, concepts,
even symbols can be dangerous... Mnada is heir to the Ghanaian throne,
yet something has been done to her brain that has made her insane,
something to send her fleeing north across jungle and desert towards
the mysterious place called Muezzinland. Nshalla is relegated to the
status of puppet, ignored, yet also part of her mother's plan; she
follows her sister's flight, determined to discover the truth behind
Muezzinland. Gmoulaye is a tribal woman, herbalist, fighter, woman of
aether lore; she is the faithful companion forced to question her
identity as the chase continues. And the Empress herself, possessing
the most modern technology with which to recapture her daughters – androids, morphic tools, orbital stations, all powered by a ruthless
will. But not even she can predict what might happen should the family
be reunited, least of all if it is inside Muezzinland...
