In the year 241, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions.
"Originally published in hardcover in the United States in slightly different form by Random House Children's Books, New York, in 2003"--Title page verso. Includes new introduction and new bonus story: On the day of the bombs. Also contains a folded poster in back.
