It's romance. It's science fiction. It's beautiful' A. E. van Vogt
Among the scattered islands that make up the water world of Windhaven, no one holds more prestige than the silver-winged flyers who cross the treacherous oceans to bring news, gossip and stories to all.
Maris of Amberly, a fisherman's daughter, wants to soar high above Windhaven. So she challenges tradition, demanding that flyers be chosen by merit rather than inheritance.
But even after that bitter battle, Maris finds that her troubles are only beginning. Now a revolution threatens to destroy the world she fought so hard to join ...