Description

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Meet Noomi Perez.
Powerful.
Haunted.
Desperate to save—or destroy—her world.
Which will she choose?

The Golden Compass meets Thirteen Reasons Why in this explosive, genre-bending tale.

Seventeen-year-old Noomi Perez is desperate for an escape. In the years since she watched her father die, she's experienced blinding attacks of darkness she calls "shadows." After years of therapy, countless drug regimens, and a rotating cast of mental health specialists, the shadows are only getting stronger. But when Noomi seeks the escape she craves by dousing herself in gasoline and striking a match, she walks away unscathed.

The next day, Noomi meets a boy with iridescent eyes who seems to know something about the shadows that haunt her. But when she asks his name, he vanishes. 

As the shadows grow stronger and threaten to swallow her whole, Noomi must find a new way forward. The path she charts will open her eyes to worlds she could never have imagined—and put her in more danger than she could ever have believed.

About the Author

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Amira K. Makansi is a co-author of the Seeds trilogy (The Sowing, The Reaping, and The Harvest) along with her mother Kristina and sister Elena Makansi, and she is the author of Literary Libations: What to Drink with What You Read. When not writing, she can be found running, hiking, camping, skiing, rafting through the wilds of her adopted home of Oregon.

Praise For…

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"This is exceptionally well-done science fiction." —Lynne Hugo, author of The Testament of Harold's Wife

"A beautiful world with compelling characters and crisp descriptions." —N. Z. Nasser, author of Midlife Dawn

"I loved the story and the worldbuilding. It even had me close my eyes for a moment to see if I could see the paths on my eyelids (no luck for me, but such a clever concept)." —Jamey Stegmaier, author & founder of Stonemaier Games