<p>A tribal people called the Pala Vaia, "First and Lost Ones," have lived in Lassar since ancient times, coexisting peacefully with the Lasska people.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>But the Pala Vaia have always been wanderers, seemingly out of place wherever they are...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>And the Lassar's fanatical new ruler, Impera Shurik, wants to destroy the tribes.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Sixteen-year-old Khari, a Vaia Lamp-Carrier, must use all her dreams and their interpretations to save her people from extinction.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Khari's dreams lead her and a small group of Vaia out of their native country into neighboring Namora, where they must find allies, particularly a Namoran priest with an extraordinary mental gift of his own.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The Vaia's search for a safe homeland will change the lives of all the people it touches, as well as the future of two nations-if it's not too late.</p>