We Lost the Sky

In the distant future when Tuscany is a desolate wasteland ruled by the forces of nature Renn is abandoned by his fellow wanderers. As a dust storm approaches he struggles to find shelter in the ruins of an ancient city. But he gets more than he has bargained for when he accidentally awakens a dormant creature which resembles the maddened Moon servants from his peoples legends.Meanwhile a teenage survivor of the lost civilization is keeping an eye on his old home the one remaining great city Florence. Unlike the city dwellers who rarely venture out of Florences protective domes he scavenges long-forgotten technology while looking for others from his own time. And now he is building an army of artificial humans outside the city that no longer welcomes him.The Florentines reject advanced technology and innovation. Yet a restoration worker strives to learn engineering and longs to find out more about the strange relics that turn up on her workbench. She is caught between the citys wealthy protected neighborhoods and its outer slums determined to help the impoverished denizens. However both endeavors mean working against her own father and the ideology of the ruling class.As tensions mount in Florence Renn and an unlikely new traveling companion are drawn towards the city. But danger is lurking around every dune of sand. It is going to take more than luck to avoid suspicious settlers and survive the turbulent weather conditions and fierce predators longing to put a quick end to their journey.TO THE RESCUE: Profits from sales of this book will be donated to Hjernerystelsesforeningen the Danish Post Concussion Syndrome Foundation.