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One planet. One people. One catastrophe. Two peoples. One battles the storms in a desert of glass, developing psychic powers that allow them to survive. The other thrives and spreads over fertile lands, dividing them into feuding kingdoms. In the desert, music and art flourish. On the land, the strong triumph, and nothing else matters. For a word to exist, it must have meaning. To be born into the desert tribes without any psychic abilities; unable to heal or preserve food or find water, Ithki is Silthen. An outcast. He chooses to wander, and his wandering leads him back to the fertile lands. Born a princess, Shaanda has no rights, save those granted to her by men; first her father, now her husband. Her intelligence is a curse, her beauty a burden. When the wanderer meets the princess, two peoples become one again. But the price may be too high.