On Kepler 62-B, a world once seeded by Earth, lives Kwikstaart. She is a daughter of Ons Volk, a matriarchal tribe of hunter-gatherers populating the lower reaches of the Renate River. They remember nothing of the stars their ancestors came from.
But the past is not finished with her.
On the single continent of Kepler-62B, two great powers edge toward war. Both have set their sights on Kwikstaart, though she cannot fathom why. Torn from her home, caught in a spiral of pursuit and escape, she is flung into a world of strange cities, hidden truths, and forgotten histories.
Somewhere among the stars hides a puzzle that only she can solve. And in its solving, she may break a curse that has shaped her world for centuries.