Yared Heywat is a star player of the underground augmented reality game, The Hunt for Kaleb's Obelisk, but when city-razing monsters attack Addis Prime, he finds himself in the middle of a forgotten, galaxy-spanning war.

When her flawless skin becomes infected with a debilitating disease, causing her to lose her ability to shimmer, Lileala, the Rare Indigo of a color-rich utopia in the center of the galaxy, discovers her destiny goes far beyond her beauty as a new power awakens inside her.

"At once a daring, high-stakes science fiction adventure and a strikingly innovative Afrofuturist classic, this controversial and fearlessly political work lays bare the ethical quandaries of exactly how far one should go in the name of justice"-- Provided by publisher.

"The Water Wars have scrambled the world. Flood refugees are on the run. Disrupters and the nostalgia militia roam the roads, wreaking havoc. Invisible Darknet Lords troll the internet, solidifying their power, while Cinnamon, her three Circus-Bots, and two dogs work with a community of farmers, Motor Fairies, and Wheel-Wizards to provide housing, health care, and education for flood refugees. As Cinnamon confronts threats from the Darknet Lords and...