Astraia
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Last published Sun, Jan 10, 2016
Fourteen-year-old Rose Middleton's world is falling apart, and all she has is a book. To be precise, a small novel that once belonged to her aunt - a martyr to the people, and a tragedy for her family. Not that Rose's family isn't already full of tragedies - politicians and activists in her society generally come to an unfortunate end, and Rose's family is full of them. Rose, on the other hand, intends to stay away from all that has made her family a constant sight in the headlines.
But when the terror that is ravaging her country makes its way to her beloved hometown - Astraia, the City of Stars, Rose, who has been sheltered all her life in wealth is forced to go out into the world and face the shadows and secrets that cloud around her. Even if it means facing her deepest fears.
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