A Girl from Nowhere (The Firewall Trilogy, #1)

by James Maxwell

Taimin’s father always said that of all the intelligent races fighting to survive under the two suns, humans were the boldest.

Yet Taimin didn’t think that what he was doing was bold. What he wanted was to explore, to seek out adventure far from home. Looking for eggs wasn’t the same as hunting.

fascination became something altogether different as the realization struck him with force: his parents were afraid.

Their spirits have gone to Earth, if you believe in that sort of thing. No reason why not to, if it makes you feel better.”

The wasteland was harsh. Only the strongest survived.

“It’s a metal. Red ore is dug up from the ground and when it’s heated to very high temperatures it melts. Coal is added to the melted ore to form steel when it cools. Steel is harder and can be made much sharper than the wood of the basalt tree.”