Daystar Ryo Hanada isolated from the society beyond

isolated from the society beyond the palace walls despite their dominion over it

A candid and philosophical memoir tackling abortion and the complex decision to reproduce

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Daystar Ryo Hanada isolated from the society beyondBy Matt Emmons and Aaron Losty. Self Published Second At Best Press Softcover, 76 pages, Colour, 2025. A tale of cosmic horror and hardship that befalls a small community of animals when something otherworldly shatters their peaceful way of life, granting them sentience but at what cost? The land is poisoned, and not all the changes among the animals are benevolent. Daystar follows Mesmo the rat as he struggles to make sense of his newfound sentience