The Skyborn Author:Paul Collins After the crash of the ship Colony, fourteen-year-old Welkin was left for dead on the inhospitable landscape of a ravaged Earth. Rescued by a gang of Earthborn, Welkin proves his value and becomes a trusted member of the Family. But existence is still hand to mouth. The nuclear-ravaged landscape is hardly more than a vast wasteland. Dangers from... more » bands of mutants threaten continually, as does the ominous presence of Colony itself. Inside the grounded starship Skyborn inhabitants feed on their hatred of the Earthborn. When on routine patrol a Colony scout is captured by the Family, he reveals a secret: authorities onboard Colony have regrouped and mean to launch a final assaultto rid the Earth of the savage Earthborn for ever. But even Welkinarmed with his knowledge of Skyborn ways and methodscould never have been prepared for what he finds.« less