Lileala has just been named the Rare Indigo beautyamong beauties and is about to embrace her stardom,until something threatens to change her whole lifestyle andturn the planet of Swazembi upside down.

Colonized by the descendants of Earths West African Dogon Tribe, the planet of Swazembi is a blazing, color-rich utopia and famousvacation center of the galaxy. No one is used to serious trouble inthis idyllic, peace-loving world, least of all the Rare Indigo.

But Lilealas perfect, pampered lifestyle is about to be shattered. The unthinkable happens and her glorious midnight skin becomes infected with a mysterious disease. Where her skin should glisten like diamonds mixed with coal, instead it scabs and scars. On top of that, she starts to hear voices in her head, and everythingaround her becomes confusing and frightening.

Lilealas destiny, however, goes far beyond her beauty. While searching for a cure, she stumbles upon something much more valuable. A new power awakens inside her, and she realizes her whole life, and the galaxy with it, is about to change