The Red Dust

In a rain-soaked far future, humanity survives in a world remade by fungi, giant insects, and lethal spores, where every step can mean death. Burl, a young tribal leader, is forced to grow up fast as he confronts a red mushroom dust that blinds and nearly kills, a hidden ecology where even beauty can turn hostile, and the constant pressure of keeping his people alive. When Burl sets out by night to hunt a butterfly for his tribe, the darkness turns treacherous and his spear finds the wrong prey: a colossal flesh-eating beetle whose armored body turns the hunt into a desperate fight. From brutal close combat to a perilous escape before dawn, Burl must improvise a path to safety, leading his people on fungus rafts into a swamp of colossal frogs, glowing flowers, and eerie splendor. As danger gives way to wonder, he is reunited with Saya and begins to win back the trust of his stunned tribe, forging love, leadership, and survival in a savage alien wilderness. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.