Land of Five Colours —
A Universe from the Mind of Radley Black
A hostile land where daylight is deadly and the day is 80 hours long. Music is the key to unlocking the power of crystals, however only people of the highest castes are allowed to sing. The land is divided into five mutually distrustful tribes who find it difficult to unite to fight a common enemy.
In a harsh land not on this Earth where daylight is deadly, and singing holds the power the unleash crystal magic, a warrior hires himself out as a caravan guard. He keeps a dangerous secret that could be his undoing. He meets a strangely familiar slave who has been punished for the same secret that he keeps. Who is she?
In a harsh land not on this Earth where daylight is deadly, and singing holds the power the unleash crystal magic, a young healer fights to protect her village despite unfair and cruel prejudice against her. Will she prevent the disaster that she foresees so clearly and others do not? Will she win acceptance from those that mistrust her?
