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Dust & Ashes

by Jack Wimberley

Two boys amid an interplanetary political clash

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Two boys amid an interplanetary political clash

On Nalia, Lunion’s hopes for change after his mother becomes regional senator are unsettled by the arrival of humans seeking trade and cooperation. Luke, the U.S. president’s son, comes expecting an alien world utterly unlike his own; meeting Lunion instead challenges his assumptions. Their encounter takes place against rising political tensions and the involvement of both boys’ families, linking a personal connection to the future of a planet. The setup brings together alien contact, diplomacy, prejudice, and the strain of seeing another world through expectations formed at home.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in science fiction about alien contact.
  • Readers drawn to stories that connect a relationship between two young people with political conflict.
  • Those interested in contrasting perspectives across different worlds.

Themes

Alien contactDiplomacy and tradePrejudice and assumptionsPolitical tensionsCross-world relationships

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Book overview

When Lunion's mother is sworn in as the regional senator of their home planet Nalia, he dares to believe things might finally improve. But that hope is short lived. Almost immediately humans arrive with their typical flair-loud, invasive, clutching their guns with promises of trade and cooperation. To Lunion, they bring nothing but disruption, and he quickly grows to hate everything they represent.

 

Luke, the son of the crude United States President, expected his diplomatic visit to Earth-2102 to be strange, maybe even unsettling, having imagined alien creatures with purple skin, speaking incomprehensible languages. He pictured a world entirely unlike his own. Instead, he meets a boy who looks no different than him, speaking his language, and surpasses him in ways Luke can't ignore.

 

As two boys from different worlds collide, their clashing perspectives threaten more than just their fragile connection. With political tensions rising and their families at the center of it all, their relationship could shape the future of an entire planet...for better or for worse.

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