The acclaimed actor's shockingly prescient novel of speculative
fiction "presents a near-future United States torn apart by civil war
and deep racial strife" (Tampa Bay Times).
America today is teetering on the edge of the alarming vision presented
in LeVar Burton's debut novel, written more than two decades ago . . .
In 2012, the first African American president is assassinated by a white
extremist--just four days after he is elected. The horrific tragedy
leads to riots, financial collapse, and ultimately, a full-on civil war.
In its aftermath, millions are left homeless as famine and disease
spread throughout the country.
But from Chicago, a mysterious voice cries out . . .
To Leon Crane, a former NASA scientist now struggling to survive on the
streets, the pleas he hears remind him of the wife he could not
save--and offer him a chance at redemption.
To Jacob Fire Cloud, a revered Lakota medicine man, the voice is a sign
that the White Buffalo Woman has returned to unite all the races in
peace and prosperity.
And to little Amy Ladue, the cries are those of her mother, who
disappeared during the devastating St. Louis earthquake--and who must
still be alive.
These three strangers will be drawn together to rescue someone they have
never met, a woman who holds the key to a new future for humanity--one
remarkably brimming with hope.
"LeVar Burton brings a strong new voice to science fiction with this
powerful, even disturbing, novel." --Ben Bova, New York
Times-bestselling author
"An amazingly good first novel." --Rocky Mountain News
"I highly recommend this book!" --Whoopi Goldberg
