Dimensions
111 x 178 x 30mm
A glowing fantasy unfolds in a magical alternative Venice.
In an ancient maritime city full of beauty and wealth, the people are ruled by an elderly duke - and also by the Church. From the mysterious Empire to the north are imported products of amazing technology, including "genics" - the genetically engineered people coveted by the wealthy as their servants and playthings.
Since the Church refuses to recognise genics as human, they lead an existence of degradation and virtual slavery. Yet, beyond the city itself, sea genics live in freedom on and around the outer islands of the lagoon, placed there by the Council to regulate the city's water levels. Long ignored and unrecognised, they have come to form among themselves a second republic of the sea.
This is the story of four genics in their quest for fulfilment, following the discovery of a ring containing a holy relic of immense significance.
