That was how it always had been, and how it always would be. As an assistant to Eshai Unbroken, a young valor commander with a near-mythical reputation, Seri has seen first-hand the struggle to keep the beasts at bay and ensure the safety of the spreading trees where the People make their homes. The valiant explore the unknown world, kill the beasts, and gain strength from the armor they make from them. Seri's world is defined by very clear rules: The beasts prowl the forest paths and hunt the People.
“Be dauntless, for the hopes of the People rest in you.” And Gemma Jenkins is the Healer, a sixteen-year-old student who joins the group after losing her parents.Īs they cross the Pacific Northwest, trying to find a safe place to ride out the apocalypse, the women soon learn they can't trust anyone, and with fresh danger around every corner, it will take all their powers to save themselves-and possibly the world.Ī teen girl must bring together two broken worlds in order to save her nation in this lush, Filipino-inspired young adult fantasy novel from debut author Elisa A. Karen Gay is the Priestess, demonstrating a special connection with Spirits.
Imani Andrews is the Watcher, with a rare connection to the earth. Stella Carver is the Seer, with a sixth sense about the future. Mercury Rhodes is the Warrior, possessing heightened physical powers. If breathed in, it is deadly to all men-but alters the body chemistry of many women, imbuing them with superhuman abilities.Ī group of high school teachers heading home from a conference experiences firsthand the strength of these new powers.
Along with sonic detonations and devastating earthquakes, the bombs have also brought the green mist. unleashes bombs that deliver fire and biological destruction. The world as we know it ends when an attack on the U.S. well, nightmareĪs men fall to the mist, the age of womankind begins to rise. Can Sally discover what it means to be true to herself and save the town she's learned to call home, or will her future turn into her worst. But when Sally and Zero accidentally uncover a long-hidden doorway to an ancient realm called Dream Town in the forest Hinterlands, she'll unknowingly set into motion a chain of sinister events that put her future as Pumpkin Queen, and the future of Halloween Town itself, into jeopardy. FInkelstein for a different - albeit gilded - cage.
Cast into the spotlight and tasked with all sorts of queenly duties, Sally can't help but wonder if all she's done is trade her captivity under Dr. Sally Skellington is the official, newly-minted Pumpkin Queen after a whirlwind courtship with her true love, Jack, who Sally adores with every inch of her fabric seams - if only she could say the same for her new role as Queen of Halloween Town.
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