The children of the sky

Ten years after a catastrophe nearly wiped out humankind across the galaxy, Ravna Bergnsdot is still living on Tines World. She arrived there with a number of human children, and she has since saved more than one hundred others who were in cold-sleep aboard the ship that carried them.

The planet is named for the Tines, pack animals who live there. Ravna and the Tines have come through a war, and an uneasy peace now holds. A young civilization has begun to form since the humans landed, built by both species together.

That peace is under threat. Some Tines and some humans want power, and they are willing to pay any price to tear down what has been built. The planet offers wonders and dangers in equal measure, and the schemers use both.

This is science fiction on a planetary scale, mixing adventure, exploration and political tension. It continues the story of the Tines and the human survivors, and it follows A Fire Upon the Deep. Expect a human-scale drama of rival factions set against an alien world.