Tolomay comes from a time on Earth where the planet and all on it are nearly dead. Human life is about to go the same way, all thanks to greed and carelessness. A few people have developed a way to send someone into the distant future as a means to preserve humankind. Only their youth can be sent forward to an Earth that has recovered yet still bears the scars of destruction.
Several children in their early teens are selected and trained for the trip forward, but when the time comes, only Tolomay survives. Alone in a strange new environment, surviving through trial and error, Tolomay faithfully revisits the place she landed, waiting for the next group of travelers. With increasingly less hope, Tolomay builds a life for herself alone, with only her pet lizard, Carmella, to keep her company.
It's three years before more travelers arrive and Tolomay finds herself in the unique position of being younger than the new arrivals, and in charge. She must become their healer, provider, protector and teacher. Sparks fly as everyone adjusts to the new situation. Learning to live with others after three years alone is not easy. Learning to do so while trying to understand emotions she's never experienced and her father never explained makes things even harder.
What began as a leisurely read built into something I couldn't put down. At the end of the book, the author promises this is only the first of a planned series of seven. I am very much looking forward to the second book in this series, Tolomay's World and Mountain of Tegi.
I was gifted this book in exchange for an honest review. You can pick up your copy at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Smashwords.
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