Books by Laurel Mojica

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Stranger to the Sea introduces readers to the world of Vāni and Ki’ani, the young woman who wants to heal its fractured populations.

Humans have lived on Vāni for so long that they’ve forgotten they aren’t originally from there. They’ve isolated themselves from the planet’s indigenous people for so long that their very existence has been reduced to myth and rumor. But if there’s nothing hidden beneath the waves, why isn’t anyone allowed to explore the ocean? And why are the rumors of amphibious, sentient Okānos so persistent?

Ki’ani is determined to find out. Attending university on the Archipelago was a first step. She’s not sure what the next step is. No one wants to talk about Okānos around her—she’s the daughter of the human ruler and he forbids such discussion. Ki’ani doesn’t dare ask questions either. Not with Ti’gara, the federal guardian assigned to protect her, sending reports back to the capital daily. Yet some of the people around her definitely look different. And there’s something suspicious about the way the salt water seems to both draw her to itself … and scare her away.

To get answers, she’ll have to take risks. She’ll have to learn trust people she doesn’t know well and to distrust the one person who means the most to her. Is she willing to sacrifice her whole future for a chance to change her world?