If Arika is to liberate her people, she must unearth her fierce heart and discover the true meaning of freedom: finding the courage to live - or die - without fear.
Hosea Khan spews dangerous words of treason: What does peace matter if innocent lives are lost to maintain it? As Arika is exposed to new beliefs, she realises that the laws she has dedicated herself to uphold are the root of her people's misery. But everything changes when a new student arrives. After ten gruelling years of training, she is on the threshold of taking her place of privilege far from the fields. Although Arika Cobane is a member of the race whose backbreaking labour provides food for the remnants of humanity, she is destined to become a member of the Kongo elite.
Everyone must obey the law - in every way - or risk shattering the fragile peace and endangering the entire human race. After World War III, Earth is in ruins, and the final armies have come to a reluctant truce.
The Record Keeper is a visceral and thrilling near-future dystopia examining past and present race relations.
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