Clouds Fall to Earth Paperback – March 22, 2026

[COLOR EDITION]When clouds are heavier than air, an uplifting wind must keep them aloft.When the seas began to rise and civilization to break down, a group of aviators and engineers created dirigibles that their people could live hidden above the horrible chaos indefinitely. The humans that remained behind de-evolved into beasts. Twelve hundred years passed, and for an unknown reason related to their aerial way of life the young women are dying before they can bear children, and so the people are challenged with the momentous decision if they will again live on the surface. A young man, Rho Aquila of the Hunter Caste, the one group who spends time gathering resources from the land, has been selected in the annual lottery to marry one of the few young women who have survived childhood, Lyra of the Storytelling Caste. But as the wedding day approaches, Lyra’s health is not good. Read more