The titular character, Eden Newman, loathes her white skin because of this and accepts the oppressive opinion that she is ugly, even worthless. In this future world, because those with fairer skin suffer a debilitating, perhaps fatal condition, they are considered second-rate.
Then people with dark skin are in the majority. In Revealing Eden, The Heat (basically skin cancer) wipes out the majority of people with light skin. People with dark skin have more melanin and, although they also get skin cancer, they do not contract it at the high rates of those with fair skin. In humans, melanin is the primary determinant of skin color.
If global warming results in a meltdown of the ozone layer, many things would change, including the ability of those with little melanin in their skin to survive the blistering effects of increased deadly solar radiation. While it is a work of fiction, the premise is all too believable.
I would like to address the recent accusations of racism that have been aimed at my young-adult novel. From a message posted in July by Victoria Foyt on the website for her young-adult novel Revealing Eden: Save the Pearls Part One, which Foyt describes as a “sci-fi fantasy adventure romance.” In a promotional video for the novel, a white actress playing the title character, Eden, appears with her face painted brown.
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