The Children Of The Lost

 

Something is rotten in Agora, the ancient city-state where anything can be bought and sold. On the council of the shadowy Libran Society, a former servant is beginning a long and deadly rise to power, whilst in the slums, a new, radical voice threatens to tear the city apart. And the ruler of the city – the mysterious Director of Receipts – says that the fate of Agora rests on the shoulders of two children – Mark and Lily.

 

But they are no longer in the city. Banished into the outside world – cold, hungry and alone in the primevel forests, they have taken refuge in the seemingly idyllic pastoral village of Aecer, where everyone is equal, and private ownership is unknown. Lily, who has always hated the ruthlessly mercantile nature of her home, is convinced that they have found a paradise, but Mark is suspicious. This new country of Giseth is beautiful, but after Mark is denounced and punished for daring to oppose the Speaker of the village, both of them find themselves asking new questions. What secret is the silent Father Wolfram concealing? Why are two of their new friends so reluctant to reveal their mutual attraction? And who is the mysterious woman who appears in Mark's and Lily's dreams, telling them that they must find the Children of the Lost?

 

Mark and Lily soon discover that paradise comes at a price, and it is far higher than either of them could suspect. In the land of Giseth, nightmares don't end just because you wake up...

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