The Carbonite's Daughter - by Deryn Pittar (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

To lead or to breed? Calista has this choice, but before she can make a decision she needs to leave the protection of the tunnels and chance her life outside, where radiation kills and people wither--so she is told. Who can she believe--her father or the MICs (Men In Charge)? Fear battles with her desire for adventure, and if she stays another insemination looms. Set in dystopian New Zealand, post a Nuclear Dawn, this is a story of growth and discovery and the realisation that things aren't always as they seem.

About the Author

Deryn Pittar writes and is published in sci-fi, fantasy, futuristic and contemporary romance, loves writing short and flash fiction, and is an occasional poet. She belongs to Spec.Fic.NZ, and the Romance Writers of N.Z. She reads and critiques for fellow authors and listens to their advice in return. In 2020 she gained fourth equal place with her sestina 'Australia' in the Frank DiBase International Poetry contest. Her dragon novel Lutapolii - White Dragon of the South is a prize-winning fantasy, winning a Sir Julius Vogel Award at Geysercon in 2019 for Best Young Adult published in 2018.