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Lightship Chronicles is a young adult adventure set on the mysterious world of Carpatia. A harsh but beautiful desert land populated by two very different people, the Carpati and the Bitani. Both believe in competing myths of their history. Myths of great ancient battles, fought over by a clan of mysterious Sacred Warriors against magical and very powerful Light-Fairies.
Under the glowing warmth of their giant red sun, it's easy for the Carpati to believe in their beautiful myths. They spend most of their long 36 hour days living a simple farming lifestyle in the Township built on the lower slopes of the mighty Table Mountain. The Bitani on the other hand rule over the Carpati from their futuristic city atop the massive flat mesa on top of Table Mountain, and have a very different and quite mysterious perspective, yet for some unknown reason they actively encourage the Carpati to stick to their very different beliefs.
For the hard working Carpati the only respite from the drudgery of their simple days are the monthly lightship races held by the Bitani. The hovering lightships speed at more than 700kph over a 200km course that runs up the sides of mesas, through the canyons of the Crags, over the 10m waves of the Great Salt Sea, max out at full speed down the Long Straight, tumble through the Dunes, than navigate the Eastern Hills avoiding the many giant Baobab trees. It's a spectacular race unlike anything else in the galaxy, and the favorite pastime of Andee and his little brother Mykee. Both dream of being lightship pilots while watching the race from their favorite hangout, the 1000m high Outcrop overlooking The Crags. But for a Carpati to become a lightship pilot is a near impossible dream, especially now that the politics between the two people are heating up. Will Andee ever become a pilot? Will he ever figure out why the Bitani are both helping and oppressing his people at the same time? His world is one of conflicting realities and the odds are stacked against him, yet this is where the adventure begins.
Under the glowing warmth of their giant red sun, it's easy for the Carpati to believe in their beautiful myths. They spend most of their long 36 hour days living a simple farming lifestyle in the Township built on the lower slopes of the mighty Table Mountain. The Bitani on the other hand rule over the Carpati from their futuristic city atop the massive flat mesa on top of Table Mountain, and have a very different and quite mysterious perspective, yet for some unknown reason they actively encourage the Carpati to stick to their very different beliefs.
For the hard working Carpati the only respite from the drudgery of their simple days are the monthly lightship races held by the Bitani. The hovering lightships speed at more than 700kph over a 200km course that runs up the sides of mesas, through the canyons of the Crags, over the 10m waves of the Great Salt Sea, max out at full speed down the Long Straight, tumble through the Dunes, than navigate the Eastern Hills avoiding the many giant Baobab trees. It's a spectacular race unlike anything else in the galaxy, and the favorite pastime of Andee and his little brother Mykee. Both dream of being lightship pilots while watching the race from their favorite hangout, the 1000m high Outcrop overlooking The Crags. But for a Carpati to become a lightship pilot is a near impossible dream, especially now that the politics between the two people are heating up. Will Andee ever become a pilot? Will he ever figure out why the Bitani are both helping and oppressing his people at the same time? His world is one of conflicting realities and the odds are stacked against him, yet this is where the adventure begins.
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