Davina Lee

Lina and Arabel are just a couple of gals on the lower rungs of society's ladder. Born into a culture with rigid caste system, all they want to do is find the next good party. Never in their wildest dreams would they suspect the survival of their island colony might rest on their shoulders. But things come to a head when the ever seething rebellion pushes the two women into the spotlight and into danger's path.<br><br>With their own colony no longer safe, these best friends find themselves on the run, fleeing with only the clothes on their backs. Their journey into the unknown leads them to discover strange new lands, never before visited, some with even stranger inhabitants than their own. Will these newfound acquaintances prove to be friend or foe, or simply another temptation from the path?<br><br>Follow Lina and Arabel on a hero's adventure of epic proportions at the far distant edge of humanity's future. Sailing over the clouds, risking everything to do what is right for their people and their colony.

Dance Until the World Ends

—Addendum toThe Book of the Originby High Priestess Arabel (Bella) Aurelius Nobilis


In the beginning of Queen Lina’s rule there were lean times that seemed like they might never end. Mentors found what they could for the children in their care, and Arabel taught the skills of indoor gardening to anyone who would listen, but still bellies rumbled. And as the damp lower levels were slowly being converted to hydroponic oases of green, Lina formed a merchant fleet, employing members of the colony’s security forces and any cloud worthy skimmers that could be found. Lessons were given by members of the older generation who had knowledge of sailing, and soon trade routes were established, bringing lychee and other foodstuffs from the nearby Island of the Drones in exchange for baskets, ships and sailing lessons.


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