Messioph: The First Book of Ido

When Grolier Desius returns from a confrontation with his family's bitter enemy aboard a jonah-one of the living starships descended from Old Earth whales-he believes the worst is behind him. But in a civilization that has achieved unprecedented gender freedom, the deepest forms of violence still flourish in the shadows of family life.

As chaos begins to consume the Messioph community, Grolier uncovers devastating truths about his family's past-secrets so difficult they have shaped not just ...