Crystal Rain

In "Crystal Rain," the debut novel by Tobias S. Buckell, readers are introduced to a world shaped by ancient migrants known as the old-fathers, who arrived from Earth through a wormhole. Generations later, John deBrun, a man with no memory of his past, navigates life on the island of Nanagada, where steamboats and blimps replace the once-mighty silver cities. As the terrifying Azteca threaten their existence, John becomes the key to finding a legendary artifact, the Ma Wi Jung, essential for saving his community, despite his fragmented memories of its significance.