She stole knowledge. Knowledge of the past of all her people.
She got away with it, thanks to her new friends in the capital city. Tristan Carey knows more about the world than Lafayette ever knew existed. And Dieter Bohm brings the most crucial element of all.
His family owns a dirigible. With that, their plan to reach the Arctic regions in the far north becomes just barely possible.
The government chases hot on their heels. And the resources at their command eclipse anything Lafayette and her friends can muster.
Lafayette will never quit. Her only hope for a future lies in uncovering the past. And sharing all she learns with her entire planet. No matter what the price.
Kate MacLeod has written stories which have appeared in Analog, Strange Horizons and Mythic Delirium, among other places. She has written young adult science fictions novel series such as The Travels of Scout Shannon and The Ritchie and Fitz Sci-Fi Murder Mysteries. The first book in her latest series, The Forgotten Planet, is currently out in stores everywhere. She also contributed to a serialized science fiction podcast called The Tales of the Chai Makhani Trio. You can learn more about her work at KateMacLeodWrites.com and at RatatoskrPressBooks.com.