Quista: Danay: Quista, cartea 1

" Danay, my par mida, you are important. One day you will see this too. "

Danay is an outsider on the water planet of Uma Three. She s too tall, too thin, she doesn t have second lungs, and the water dries out her skin to the point she has to wear a reversed wet skn just to survive.

When her Nan Dah gives her a coming of age bracelet on her fifteenth birthday, she knows she won t get a courtship pearl from anyone. She s happy enough when the one boy she likes mysteriously returns after being gone for a whole Turn, but she isn t surprised to discover he s more interested in her best friend. That is until he sees her bracelet. The braid has Danay s pet name woven into it. Par mida: Precious One her Nan Dah says. Phillip seems to think it means something different and now he won t leave Danay s side.

Something doesn t seem right. Phillip is nervous around officials and he can t answer any of her questions. And then the Emperor s fleet arrives to perform loyalty tests. Caught in the middle and branded a traitor, Danay is swept into a secretive rebellion. When her best friend is taken by the Emperor s men, Danay will have to learn that only she has the power to save the ones she loves."