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The Empire Wars
The Empire Wars Series (Book 1)
- Author
- Akana Phenix
- Narrator
- January LaVoy, Jesse Vilinsky
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 6 August 2024
- Run Time
- 14 hours 39 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
What to expect
A Kobo Best Young Adult Book for August!
“An exciting new voice in YA, Akana Phenix has written a gripping tale of resilience and courage that powerfully echoes the realities of conflict and injustice. The Empire Wars will resonate with young readers long after they turn the final page.”—Angie Thomas, #1 New York Times bestselling author
The Empire Wars is a powerful new YA fantasy in which magic may be a young woman’s only hope for survival.
Coa, who was born feral in the North Transatlantic wilds, has been captured. Now, Coa is subject to public humiliation and execution in a gruesome spectacle known as the Great Hunt.
If participators die in the Great Hunt, their entire families will be executed—in front of everyone. The nationalist regime known as the Allied Force will not rest until all foreigners are exterminated. Coa’s best hope of survival might be Princess Ife—born of privilege but newly married into the authoritarian lineage.
Her riskier choice is an alliance with a gorgeous, cunning fellow participator, marked as a traitor to his militarized nation. Coa entangles herself with the captivating young man but soon finds he could be her ultimate downfall …
Critics Review
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“Debut author Phenix’s poignant storytelling will evoke strong emotions from readers…An absorbing fantasy novel with dystopian themes that explores human endurance in its varied forms.”
Kirkus Reviews
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“An exciting new voice in YA, Akana Phenix has written a gripping tale of resilience and courage that powerfully echoes the realities of conflict and injustice. The Empire Wars will resonate with young readers long after they turn the final page.”
Angie Thomas, #1 New York Times bestselling author
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“An absorbing fantasy…Deep world-building and a story that touches on genocide, power abuse, and the importance of community are complemented beautifully by LaVoy and Vilinsky’s skillful narrations.”
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Details
- Author
- Akana Phenix
- Narrator
- January LaVoy, Jesse Vilinsky
- Duration
- 14 hours 39 minutes
- Release Date
- 6 August 2024
- ISBN
- 9798200977710
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Speculative, dystopian and utopian fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Speculative, dystopian and utopian fiction
Synopsis
A Kobo Best Young Adult Book for August!“An exciting new voice in YA, Akana Phenix has written a gripping tale of resilience and courage that powerfully echoes the realities of conflict and injustice. The Empire Wars will resonate with young readers long after they turn the final page.”—Angie Thomas, #1 New York Times bestselling authorThe Empire Wars is a powerful new YA fantasy in which magic may be a young woman’s only hope for survival.Coa, who was born feral in the North Transatlantic wilds, has been captured. Now, Coa is subject to public humiliation and execution in a gruesome spectacle known as the Great Hunt.If participators die in the Great Hunt, their entire families will be executed—in front of everyone. The nationalist regime known as the Allied Force will not rest until all foreigners are exterminated. Coa’s best hope of survival might be Princess Ife—born of privilege but newly married into the authoritarian lineage.Her riskier choice is an alliance with a gorgeous, cunning fellow participator, marked as a traitor to his militarized nation. Coa entangles herself with the captivating young man but soon finds he could be her ultimate downfall …
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