In a future world of dust
and ruin, fourteen-year-old Querry Genn struggles to recover the lost
memory that might save the human race.
Querry is a member of
Survival Colony Nine, one of the small, roving groups of people who
outlived the wars and environmental catastrophes that destroyed the old
world. The commander of Survival Colony Nine is his father, Laman Genn,
who runs the camp with an iron will. He has to - because heat, dust, and
starvation aren't the only threats in this ruined world.
There are also the Skaldi.
Monsters with the ability to infect and mimic human hosts, the Skaldi appeared
on the planet shortly after the wars of destruction. No one knows where
they came from or what they are. But if they're not stopped, it might
mean the end of humanity.
Six months ago, Querry had an encounter with the Skaldi - and now he can't remember anything that happened
before then. If he can recall his past, he might be able to find the key to defeat the Skaldi.
If he can't, he's their next victim.
