Shadows of Control

Ian lives in an isolated town where people who believe that low a self-image, violence, and discontent come from failing. The town's people create a group called the Protectors. Their job is to guard everybody's self-image by discouraging new ideas and avoiding the frustration of failure. A drastic climate change that's causing crop failures makes Ian realize that, unless the town's people change what they're doing, they'll all die of starvation. He and a friend leave their village and sail...