Constellations in the Skin : Paperback Press : 9781956806366 : 1956806369 : 28 Feb 2022 : Far from home and orphaned by a war that was never their own, the Galaila people are cast away to the untamed and isolated island of Manti. Struggling to survive a living, thinking plague and a jungle of predators, they have finally found sanctuary among high canyon walls. This settlement has grown over a lifetime to become the city of Hanging Gate, the center of power for the tribe's new beginning. Under the protection of Anama, the island's patron goddess, the Galaila find their bodies overtaken by her power. It molds them over time to share not only the appearance of her animals but their instincts as well. The Mantichaena nation is reborn through her, forsaking tool and weapon for tooth and claw as they fight for survival. The bright future of the Mantichaena comes crashing down when a winged hunter named Keimas receives a vision of thousands dead at Anama's feet. Enflamed by righteous venge