Young Jordan Mason, on the terraformed planet Ventus, has visions. Kidnapped by Calandria May -- a human from offworld sent to investigate the Als (the Winds) of Ventus -- Jordan is desperate to find the meaning of his visions, desperate enough to risk calling down the Winds that destroy technology to protect the created environment. As a result Jordan escapes from Calandria and sets out to discover his destiny on his own. Calandria and others, both human and Al, search for Jordan, who holds the key to catastrophe or salvation.

Ventus is an epic journey across a fascinating planet with a big mystery -- why have the Winds fallen silent? It is one of the major, ambitious SF novels of the year and the international launch of an important new hard SF writer.