The Rift

On the Colonial planet Orpheus lies the island of Hades, part of an ancient volcanic chain, distinguished by a massive chasm named the Rift, an unexplored region feared by the island's inhabitants due to Article 27. Article 27, a convenience to both Church and State in order to quell dissention, states that any person convicted of serious crime, suffering from a terminal illness, or unable to support themselves financially, must be banished to the Rift. No one ever returns, their outcome unknown. Public outrage grows when two innocent children, victims of a murderous conspiracy, are sent to their doom. Under pressure the world government approves a rescue attempt, and the terrible secret uncovered by the scientific expedition starts a chain reaction which threatens the existence of humanity. For fifteen-year-old Mara and her younger brother Job, the nightmare grows as the terrible atrocities of the Rift are revealed. Their survival at stake, they fight to survive a threat that could unravel their sanity.