The Cloud People: Robert B. Kelly

Twelve thousand feet above the desert planet Calferon floats an aerial world of rugged landscapes created by a unique symbiosis of rock and plant - world whose people have known strife, but not war...until now. A ruling duke disappears. A medallion believed to possess strange powers falls into evil hands. Paul Benjarth, heir to the throne of Fief Karcan, embarks on a terrifying journey of enlightenment that brings him to the doorstep of Creation - or doom. With revelation comes choices, and Paul must make all the right ones now or his people will face centuries of enslavement. Cover art by Brom.