Loka

Finding a place to belong becomes a girls ambitious quest in a thrilling epic about space, humanity, and self-discovery by S.B. Divya, Hugo and Nebula Award finalist and author of Meru. Akshaya is the hybrid daughter of a human mother and an alloy, a genetically engineered posthumanand shes the future of life on the planet Meru. But not if the determined Akshaya can help it. Before choosing where her future lies, she wants to circumnavigate the most historic orb in the universethe birthplace of humanity: Earth. Akshayas parents reluctantly agree to her anthropological challengeone with no assistance from alloy devices, transport, or wary alloys themselves who manage humanity and the regions of Earth called Loka. Its just Akshaya; her equally bold best friend, Somya; and a carefully planned itinerary threading continent by continent across a wondrous terrain of things shes never seen: blue skies, sunrises, snowcapped mountains, and roiling oceans. As the adventure unfolds, the travelers discover love and new friendships, but they also learn the risks of a planet thats not entirely welcoming. On this trekrapturous, dangerous, and life-changingAkshaya will discover what human existence really means.