Agapanthus was kidnapped when she was only two years old, but she doesn’t remember it. In fact, she doesn’t remember her home planet at all. All she knows is Deeyae, the land of two suns; the land of great, red waters. Her foster-family cares for her, and at first that’s enough. But, as she grows older, Agapanthus is bothered by the differences between them. As an Exchanger, she’s frail and tall, not short and strong. And, even though she was raised Deeyan, she certainly isn’t treated like one. One day, an Exchanger boy completes the Deeyan rite-of-passage, and Agapanthus is inspired to try the same. But, when she teams up with him, her quest to become Deeyan transforms into her quest to find the truth—of who she is, and of which star she belongs to.
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Francesca G. Varela. The Seas of Distant Stars
Contents
1. Also by the Author
PROLOGUE
1. Age: Ten Earth-Years
2. Age: Thirteen Earth-Years
3. Age: Sixteen Earth-Years
4. Age: Twenty-One Earth-Years
5. Age: Twenty-Two Earth-Years
6. Age: Twenty-Two Earth-Years
7. Age: Twenty-Five Earth-Years
8. Age: Twenty-Six Earth-Years
1. About the Author
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Call of the Sun Child
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The shore of Shre was clearly visible on the far side of the Waters. It appeared shaded; a dark, dark, red, like the dry skin on the bottom of someone’s foot. Well, not Agapanthus’s foot. A Deeyan foot. Unless, of course, Agapanthus walked barefoot through the dirt to “paint” her feet red. Even then, it wasn’t quite the right shade; the pink of her foot always broke through the dust—glaringly, shockingly, lifelessly.
Against the distant hump of the neighboring island, the swimmer dissolved. First he was there, a bare speck against the churning Waters, and then he was gone. The screams dissipated into muttering. Waves sloppily crested over the rocky shores. They sounded brittle, shattering ceaselessly.
