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Gaia has long been abandoned by the leaders of the Empire—ever since its surface was smothered by a mysterious rain of spores—and Ouranos, the lunar capital, is now the seat of imperial power. But teenagers Ambre and Leto were born on Gaia, in a village where the Sun and the Moon are worshipped and a strange rite takes place each year. Tradition has it that, when they reach the age of 15, every girl born on the winter solstice must join the priestesses of the Goddess Luna and every boy born on the summer solstice, the guards of the God Apollo. Naturally timid and sensitive, Leto is terrified by the prospect of becoming one of Apollo’s guards, while Ambre, impetuous and daring, is dreading the peaceful, contemplative life that awaits her as one of Luna’s priestesses. So Ambre suggests that she and Leto pretend to be each other and secretly change places on their way to Ouranos, so that she becomes a guard and Leto a priestess. But they will need all their wits and the strength of their unique bond to carry off their pretense in a society where traditional gender roles are of paramount importance.
