The world of Cersi is inhabited by three intelligent populations of beings. The Tikitik specialize in managing the swamp that nurtures their plantations of giant fruit trees. With their long, spindly limbs, they effortlessly climb through the trees. The Oud are pretty much the opposite of the Tikitik. They prefer life underground, humping along their tunnels like massive slugs, mining the ores they use for their various machines. And then there are the Om'ray, who are telepathic humans.
The Om'ray depend on the other two. They harvest the Tikitik plantations, they gather the scraps of metal discarded by the Oud to work into tools for their own use.
These three populations live in peace, abiding by the Agreement. They have all agreed to never change, never innovate. To do otherwise will endanger the peace.
But something has changed. Strangers have appeared on Cersi. And their arrival has upset the balance of the Agreement.
This was an interesting story. The main character is a girl, Aryl, who lives in a small village built high in the trees of the Tikitik plantation. She is one of the first to encounter an offworld artifact. And this turns her life upside down.
I do wish, though, the book wasn't quite so long. The paperback version was over 400 pages long.
Review by Publishers Weekly.
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