The ice planet of Yirin was a peaceful place. The Yirini had not a care in the world, living their lives to the full without such scourges as war, famine or disease, coexisting in harmony. Until, that is, the humans came.
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The great, roaring firey thing in the sky began to descend towards them, illuminating the night with a bright yellow flame.
Down it came, closer and closer...
It touched the ground, and the flames vanished.
It was a huge thing, tall as a mountain and wider than ten Yirini standing next to each other. It was cylindrical in shape, and it shone and reflected in a way that no Yirinu had ever seen before.
A small door in the side opened with a hiss, and a whirr of well oiled cogs...
And a strange creature stepped out.
P.S. Better quality cover will be uploaded later.
A budding writer with a bunch of ingenious rebels risk their lives to try and overthrow an oppressive government to earn back their liberty of expression. They need to unify and put aside their differences, interests and pasts, and race against time to snatch back their rights to express freely in the kingdom of clouds.
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What if there was no freedom of speech and expression in your world? What if every writing, every art and all pieces of creation were censored with an iron hand? The defectors disappear without a trace, the free press is gagged and suffocating and the government had no opposition whatsoever. Set in a world of trust and betrayal, CLOUD NINE is a 'fluffy' tale of darkness.
After the long drawn World War 3, people are shifting to the Cloud Kingdom of Audra to escape from the radiations in the atmosphere. Alizeh is looking forward to her stay on 'Cloud Nine'. But what she finds there beggars description. Will Alizeh be able to live there, or will she sacrifice her passion for a chance at a better life?
[50,000 - 60,000words]
Cover by the awesome @sereneur