It's kind of funny...in reading through the other reviews of this book, everyone is all "O dystopia!" and the reason I was excited to read it was because it's a science fiction book and I cut my teeth, so to speak, on science fiction. And, in the interest of disclosure, it's also published by the publisher of my new book (Cat Girl's Day Off), which is how I came by my copy.

On a planet settled by people who had fled Earth some years before, society is rigidly divided into castes (based on the caste system in India but even more extreme). At the very bottom rung are the GENs, or the genetically modified non-humans. But are they non-human? Really?

Kayla is a GEN. She and her friend Mishalla have no plans of rebellion or striving for more; they are tied to their path in life (after all, their religion tells them it's the way to the Infinite). But the both of them wind up thoroughly entangled in things that may change their society forever. Devak, on the other hand, is a trueborn, born into the highest echelon of society. On the one hand, he has his mother and father, who tell him one way to behave. On the other, the influence of his grandfather, who teaches him respect. Which way will he go?

I really enjoyed this one. I thought the worldbuilding was quite good and convincing (which is the hardest part). And I'm really excited to see that there will be two more books! I really wanted to know what happens to Kayla and Devak next (Mishalla's story is pretty well wrapped up).