James D. McEwan

Nemiah’s world is simple, but harsh. Her father is solemn and strict. Sometimes, she thinks, too strict. In the village, while the girls work with their mothers, father makes her sharpen the stone axe-heads. She doesn’t know why he treats her differently, but she loves him, and every day she tries to be stronger. She knows she has to be.

Among the pines and crystal-clear rivers, Nemiah’s people struggle through the bitter winters. After the long, cold months, they search the skies for the first signs of spring. In summer, they live a good life, but autumn comes around again, heralding the change in favour. It is the brutal cycle of life—an eternal dance with the relentless power of nature.

But everything isn’t what it seems. One day, under a blood moon, the spirits come to Nemiah and take her away from the village. They guide her to a sacred place, and she enters a forbidden world. This brave little girl finally learns why she is different. She learns what she is.

Nemiah walks the path of the ancestors, and it reveals the secrets about the world they left behind. It shows her what lies beneath her feet. A hidden history. A terrible truth. But not all that is buried remains at rest. Among the slumbering remnants of the past, something is stirring.

Nurtured by hardship and hardened by devotion, Nemiah faces her greatest challenge. An ancient intelligence is awakening, threatening humanity with its earth-shattering power. Wielding the forbidden ancestral weapons and the song to end all dreams, she journeys into the unknown to confront her destiny.

Nemiah is brave, but does she have the strength to stop the fallen moon from rising?