The Science of Magic

MAIA has lived her entire life in the comparative security of Compound West. Deep in her forested sanctuary, far from the prying eyes of the Civil Enforcement Corps' reconnaissance drones, her days have mostly been spent in quiet communion with nature, exploring the sleepy, verdant forest pathways of the valley she calls home. But when that security is suddenly ripped away and her world turned upside down, she finds herself scrambling to adapt to her new circumstances. Not knowing where to turn, she befriends Daniel, a strange young man from an unfamiliar world whose own life is spiraling dangerously out of control. But even as this bond is born, something new stirs from within...a growing knowledge, of a destiny she can barely comprehend, and of memories buried deep as time. And the visions... She's dreamed of him for as long as she can remember - Milos, the dreamwalker, who traverses the paths between the waking and sleeping worlds. But now, as the borders between those worlds begin to collapse, he bids her with fresh urgency to awaken to her true self, and to claim her destiny...before it's too late.