Beyond The Fifth Gate

Twelve years after being abducted by an insectoid race as a child, Elita survives an existence of forced labor and constant fear of a violent death within the hive complex. Laws prohibit humans from speaking, writing, or reading, but they develop clandestine forms of communication.

Elita and a handful of fellow captives hold fast to prophecies learned in childhood. The long-awaited Kamali's Cycle, heralded by the conjunction of five planets, kindles tangible hope for freedom. But to gain th...