by L. J. Hachmeister
Self published by the author, Charlestown SC
May 2012
Life on Fiora sucks; there's no doubt
about it. Jetta, Jaeia and Jax have had to deal with, in their very
young lives, everything from domestic violence to long working hours
in toxic mines to scrambling to avoid starvation. On a planet that
buys and sells children into slavery, and adults to much worse, it's
a miracle they survived at all. Abandoned as infants, left adrift
in space bearing strange and unfamiliar tatoos, they are unaware of
the destiny that awaits them. They know they are different – very
different – from the other people in Fiora (where “people”
doesn't generally mean human, but a mix of species from all over the
galaxy). Smaller and weaker than most, they have hidden telepathic
abilities, and other talents that enable them to acquire knowledge
directly from other minds, and at 5 they are able to hold down jobs
normally reserved for engineers and specialists, a fact that does not
escape attention for long.