From a village made of hot-air balloons to a subterranean battle arena, two young people struggle to discover who and what they are — and how to use the astonishing powers they share.
High over China, twelve-year-old Mei arrives at the Sky Village, an intricate web of hot-air balloons floating above an Earth where animals battle machines for control. Deep below the ruins of Las Vegas, thirteen-year-old Rom enters a shadowy world where he is commandeered to fight, gladiator-style, against hybrid demons for the entertainment of a mercenary crowd. Mei and Rom have never met, but they share a common journal — a book that allows them to communicate with each other and reveals that they carry the strange and frightening Kaimira gene, entwining aspects of human, beast, and machine within their very DNA. In this thrilling, intricately plotted novel, Mei and Rom must find the courage to balance the powers that lurk within — and overcome outside forces that seek to destroy them — if they are to survive and save the ones they love.
Creators
Monk and Nigel Ashland are writing partners and longtime fans of fantasy fiction and anime who have done research on the intersection of kids and technology. This is their first book. They live in Chicago.
Reviews
I think it is on a par with the Alex Rider series. I like the whole demon theme and the underground cave. I think the sky village and all the air balloons are really cool.
Jack, aged 12
AMAZING! We became so addicted, we couldn’t stop reading day or night.
Girlpower
The intricately plotted adventures will have you spellbound.
Total Girl
