The Story

A complete three-part epic from division to unity, soil to sky.

Beneath the Cloudline is a YA sci-fi novel by Patrick LaJuett. A story about the lies we inherit, the systems we're taught not to question, and what happens when two people refuse to stay in their place.

The Vision

Beneath the Cloudline follows one divided city's path back to wholeness across three generations of secrets, three layers of truth, and three ways of seeing the same sky. Each part peels back another layer of Halidom's buried history. What does it take to build systems that serve everyone, not just those at the top?

The Story Arc

A story of repair, not rebellion.

Part 1: What was hidden? (Discovery)
Part 2: Why was it hidden? (Understanding)
Part 3: How do we heal what's broken? (Integration)

Beneath the Cloudline isn’t just hopepunk, it's hope with roots.

In a world divided between ground and sky, technology and power are not enough to save it. Faith, family, and sacrificial love outlast pride and control. As they struggle to repair what has been broken, they learn that hope is more than an idea. It's what brings them together.

Part 1: The Divided Sky

When Jax meets Elira, their worlds collide. One lives in the towers, one on the ground. Both discover their city's foundation was built on forgotten truths.

Core themes: Found family, revolution without war, the power of story and memory.

Focus: Personal discovery and the first cracks in a broken system.

Part 2: The Eleventh Spire

The lost spire holds more than secrets. It holds the reason the towers were built at all. As the Bloom stirs and old threats resurface, Jax and Elira venture into the place their city tried to forget.

Core themes: Buried trauma. The weight of history. Choosing courage over comfort.

Focus: The deeper "why" behind the division, and what it costs to heal old wounds.

Part 3: Skywoven

The towers were never the whole story. Above the mist, eight airships weave a harmony that protects everyone below. When the song begins to fail, the real test isn't survival. It's whether people can remember how to sing as one.

Core themes: Collaboration across difference. The responsibility of rebuilding.

Focus: The final integration of all the scattered pieces of who they used to be.

A complete journey as Jax and Elira's understanding deepens and the world's scope expands. From tower politics to forgotten histories to the sky cities that have been watching all along.

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