Vale of Tears

A Thalassia novel

When fourteen-year-old Jineva Barillo’s noble family is killed in a bloody struggle on Thalassia, her only true friend is an alien traveler. A traveler who dwells within her… in her very bloodstream. A true symbiote, Maera helps Jineva not only to survive, but to realize her own true potential as much more than human. Together they change the world around them by befriending and saving an aquatic race persecuted by humans, and plan revenge on the family who destroyed the Barillos. Things aren’t what they seem, especially on Thalassia, and with others relying on her for their survival, Jineva discovers many surprising and uncomfortable things about herself, and the life and destiny she thought she knew.