“An original and beautifully written science fiction novel that can stand on a par with the classic works of this genre.” “The sun rose higher and higher, it was approaching noon, and Myra looked up at the pale sky. At this time, Elianna said that birds once soared in it, dived into the ocean for fish, scolded, created pairs, built nests, and hatched chicks. Birds, Myra thought, they seemed to her something magical and incomprehensible, like creatures from her mother’s fairy tales.” For the first time in a thousand years, people returned to the surface of the earth. Engineer Myra Jackson from the underwater ark and captain Aero Wright from the space one set off on a deadly journey. And now their mission is: – Unite with other arks – Avoid war and not destroy each other – Revive the planet and not repeat the mistakes of the past civilization. Myra Jackson with friends goes in search of the First Ark. Having met Ishunya in the mountains, they hope for the support of her people, but instead of reasonable people they see savages with spears. Meanwhile, Captain Aero Wright tries to find the mysterious girl who appears in his dreams. The Beacon Bracelets that connect and guide their wearers begin to exert power, and in visions of Myra and Aero, a mysterious shadow suddenly appears, watching their every move. Jennifer Brody lives and works in Los Angeles, but was born and raised in the mountains of Virginia. Her first book, The Thirteenth Ark, is an auspicious debut in the teen fiction genre. She graduated from Harvard University. And she founded the popular social network for writers BookPod, which has several hundred subscribers.