Fedorak, Diana "Children of Alpheios"

2023 Firebird Award Winner in Dystopian, Science Fiction, & Speculative Fiction

A genetically engineered colony on a new world.

A baby born different than everyone else.

A mother who will do anything to save him.

Set on planet Eamine, twenty-one-year-old Alina finds herself up against the colony's central corporation when she discovers they covet her baby's remarkable DNA anomaly.

While Alina tries to uncover the truth, she finds herself relying on Kiean, a gruff pilot who protects her from threats in the midst of her new surroundings. As an upcoming rebellion brews, Alina must discover who she can trust, facing choices about family, life, and love. Despite the risk, Alina is determined to safeguard Mandin from the colony's most powerful institutions.