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Lileala has just been named the Rare Indigo—beauty among beauties—and is about to embrace her stardom, until something threatens to change her whole lifestyle and turn the planet of Swazembi upside down.

Colonized by the descendants of Earth's West African Dogon Tribe, the planet of Swazembi is a blazing, color-rich utopia and famous vacation center of the galaxy. No one is used to serious trouble in this idyllic, peace-loving world, least of all the Rare Indigo.

But Lileala's perfect, pampered lifestyle is about to be shattered. The unthinkable happens and her glorious midnight skin becomes infected with a mysterious disease. Where her skin should glisten like diamonds mixed with coal, instead it scabs and scars. On top of that, she starts to hear voices in her head, and everything around her becomes confusing and frightening.

Lileala's destiny, however, goes far beyond her beauty. While searching for a cure, she stumbles upon something much more valuable. A new power awakens inside her, and she realizes her whole life, and the galaxy with it, is about to change . . .

©2022 Denise Crittendon (P)2023 Tantor African American Fantasy Fiction Science Fiction Space Opera Solar System
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This is a really well-crafted story that is read beautifully by the narrator. I found that it has a slow build to begin with, adding layers to story slowly, but by the last third of the book I was hooked and I found it so hard to put down. The blend of sci fi and fantasy was beautifully done and the connection to the past was incredibly moving. I have already bought a physical copy of the book for my dad to enjoy too.

Slow build that draws you in

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