Old technology survives and even thrives on the challenges of a new planet populated by ancient human spirits. Kesbe Temiya, a freelance flyer, accepts a commission to deliver an ancient but restored Ca47 (a Gooney Bird, in twentieth century parlance, named The Gooney Berg by its new owner) to a collector of rare aircraft on the planet Oneway. Dropped off by a starship, Temiya gets sidetracked by bad weather, rescued by a mysterious figure riding an alien flying creature, and stranded in a longavanished Pueblo Indian colony that follows the prophecy of the Blue Star Kachina and lives the old ways, isolated from technology and away from the white man. Despite her own Pueblo blood, Kesbe is an outsider; only by adopting the ways of the People of the Sky, including a ritual that may turn her, too, into a throwback and could even kill her, can she find the help she needs to fulfill her missionaand find the life that is right for her.Inwardly she sighed in relief as she heard the first raucous hoots and cries of the Koyemsi mudhead clowns who came scrambling over the pueblo ... They raised their heads, emitting a shrilling note that echoed the chronocompsa#39;s beep. With a anbsp;...
Title | : | People of the Sky |
Author | : | Clare Bell |
Publisher | : | Open Road Media - 2014-04-01 |
You must register with us as either a Registered User before you can Download this Book. You'll be greeted by a simple sign-up page.
Once you have finished the sign-up process, you will be redirected to your download Book page.
How it works: