Glitch (Noble Ashes #1)
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Technology can't be trusted, even in a world where it's regulated by magic.
The moment Ali turned 12, she's been whisked off to Foxfire, an elite school reserved for the children of the Lost Cities where they learn to control magical abilities and about their world.
She's a Pyrokinetic, one of the rarest and the most powerful one in their world. But she doesn't know that yet.
As she attends her second year at Foxfire, mysterious signals are found in Imparters. When she and a team of Technopath friends follow the signal's clues and find themselves in an trap, Ali must face a life-threatening duel to save them and herself-or they will be lost forever.
Will new powers be discovered? What will become of their futures? Who is the face behind their greatest enemy?
Find out in Glitch, part one of the Noble Ashes series, following Ali and her friends on a quest to fend for the safety of Elvinkind.
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STARTED: January 10, 2021
COMPLETED (final editing): September 26, 2021
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All characters and events are fiction.
Any resemblance of people or events are coincidental. (with the exception of Noah, who is inspired by my friend @KOTLC_sf)
The plot-line is inspired by Keeper Of The Lost Cities series.
Cover art made with Canva.
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