Shine Above All

What does it mean to shine above all?

Lin has spent her life sheltered within the idyllic Forest, home to the society of Narima. The Narima worship the moon goddess, Selene, and hold the value of reason above all else. As the daughter of Narima's Sovereign ruler, Lin is hailed as a child of the divine: expected to inherit her mother's position, to shine above all.

But when monsters from beyond the Forest's borders attack and Lin is cast out of the Forest, she must learn to find her way in the dead lands beyond Selene's light. When Lin meets a strange girl living in the dead lands known only as Tip, she struggles to reconcile the expectations of the Forest with Tip's strikingly different and increasingly intoxicating worldview. Will Lin return to the faithful Forest, or will she be drawn in by another kind of power entirely?

Shine Above All is an intimate exploration of identity, belief systems, and familial expectations through the eyes of a troubled girl seeking stability amidst the tumult of young adulthood. A figure of conflict, Lin's journey will resonate with anyone who has ever had to find the line between the euphoria and danger of identity.