Smilla Jaspersen lives in a surveillance state facing an impending energy crisis, leading a withdrawn life until she meets a young Inuit boy. The boy's mysterious death leads her on a search for answers.
Raised by Wolves centers upon two androids tasked with raising human children on a mysterious virgin planet. As the burgeoning colony of humans threatens to be torn apart by religious differences the androids learn that controlling the beliefs of humans is a treacherous and difficult task.