Avant-Garde

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“A Science Fiction New Adult novel for readers who look for philosophical overtones and a touching love story, not just spaceships, and blasters, although there are plenty of them, too.” “Avant-Garde will appeal to sci-fi fans who are thrilled by the spirit of Dune, the adventures of The Expanse series, and the dystopia of The Handmaid’s Tale.” “A drama about relationships, leaving home, facing injustice and overcoming life-threatening challenges in an artfully crafted, gorgeous sci-fi setting…” Grad is the largest planet in the Noom system. There, the population builds homes underground, gets their water from the air, and the only fauna is flies. Most locals either work in the mines, extracting gradian—the essential commodity for interplanetary travel—or practice hand-to-hand combat on the training ground, serving in the system’s greatest army. Ir Neva is Gradish. She doesn’t want to spend the rest of her life either underground or as a soldier, so when she gets the chance, she flees her home planet. But instead of starting a new life and leaving Grad solely in her memories, she decides to return home. How will her adolescent naivety and belief in a brighter future turn out? Avant-Garde is the first book in The Noom Series. The second book is scheduled for release in late 2023.