With an incurable plague sweeping Zalindov, a mysterious new inmate fighting for Kiva’s heart, and a prison rebellion brewing, Kiva can’t escape the terrible feeling that her trials have only just begun.įrom bestselling author Lynette Noni comes a dark, thrilling YA fantasy perfect for fans of Sarah J. If she succeeds, both she and the queen will be granted their freedom. We are coming.” Aware that the Trials will kill the sickly queen, Kiva risks her own life to volunteer in her place. Then a coded message from Kiva’s family arrives, containing a single order: “Don’t let her die. When the Rebel Queen is captured, Kiva is charged with keeping the terminally ill woman alive long enough for her to undergo the Trial by Ordeal: a series of elemental challenges against the torments of air, fire, water, and earth, assigned to only the most dangerous of criminals. With a professional approach, a delightful attitude and bursting with novel ideas, Lynette Noni is currently the youngest author to be represented by Pantera Press and has been nominated for a Queensland Premier's Young Writers Fellowship.Seventeen-year-old Kiva Meridan has spent the last ten years fighting for survival in the notorious death prison, Zalindov, working as the prison healer. While waiting for that to happen, she creates her own fantasy worlds and enjoys spending time with the characters she meets along the way. She was devastated when her Hogwarts letter didn't arrive, but she consoled herself by looking inside every wardrobe she could find, and she's still determined to find her way to Narnia one day. She has always been an avid reader and most of her childhood was spent lost in daydreams of far-off places and magical worlds. #ChooseYourPathĪbout the Author: Lynette Noni grew up on a farm in outback Australia until she moved to the beautiful Sunshine Coast and swapped her mud- stained boots for sand-splashed flip-flops. From grand palaces in capital cities to hazardous mountain ranges, the second instalment in The Medoran Chronicles promises unforgettable friendships, heart pounding adventures, and a world full of wondrous impossibilities. All she knows is that if she fails to stop him from finding a way through to Meya, all hope for the people of Medora will be lost.

She's not sure who-or what-she is anymore.

But never could she have imagined finding what she does… Caught up in a tide of events beyond her control, Alex learns that when Aven tried to Claim her at the end of last year, something in her… changed. Knowing that the banished prince hasn't given up on his goal to reclaim his birthright, Alex seeks out the Lost City of Meya, searching for what remains of the immortal race. Upon returning to Akarnae Academy for another year, Alexandra Jennings quickly discovers that with Aven Dalmarta still at large, life in Medora is anything but easy.

It's up to us to decide which ones lead in the right direction.'

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