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The alien Abdoloreans took over Earth and eradicated humanity years ago--or so they thought. Human Li has gone to necessary extremes to hide in plain sight, growing up among them. But while Li prepares for her military-placement tests, she starts a relationship with an off-world boy. With a reverse-Avatar premise, this sci-fi romance explores personal and planetary morality and the desire to belong.