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AVAILABILITY:
The Unmarked Girl is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Walmart, and many other retail locations.
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The Unmarked Girl is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Walmart, and many other retail locations.
For all distribution requests, do check IngramSpark for availability or contact us for more information.
REVIEWS & AWARDS FOR THE UNMARKED GIRL:
Winner of the 2019 CODE Burt Award for Caribbean Young Adult Literature
Listed in Kirkus Reviews' Best 100 Indie Books of 2019 and the top five (5) Best Indie Middle-Grade & YA Books of 2019
"An engrossing sci-fi/fantasy that breathes new life into old tropes." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"What an enjoyable read. 'The Unmarked Girl' is a book that excites the imagination and keeps you eager to explore its many twists and turns. A well-crafted story set in a fantasy world, which can easily be interpreted as an allegory about our contemporary world. I look forward to the next saga in the trilogy." — Tim Reid, Filmmaker/Actor
DESCRIPTION:
Unlike everyone else on Mira, Yara has no birthline markings. She was found as a baby by a Photak and taken to the Photak village, despite how strange she looked. With an unknown origin, unmarked skin, and unusual features, the Elders were extremely wary that the baby could be a secret weapon of the Skotads. Mysteriously, however, Yara could withstand the rays of Sunstar, which no Skotad ever could. She was allowed to stay. Sixteen years later, still without any clues to her origins, Yara is training to be a warrior for the Photak Tribe. Now, an eerie, soft voice begins to haunt her dreams. It asks only one question every time:
"YaraStar... do you know who you are?"
Winner of the 2019 CODE Burt Award for Caribbean Young Adult Literature
Listed in Kirkus Reviews' Best 100 Indie Books of 2019 and the top five (5) Best Indie Middle-Grade & YA Books of 2019
"An engrossing sci-fi/fantasy that breathes new life into old tropes." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"What an enjoyable read. 'The Unmarked Girl' is a book that excites the imagination and keeps you eager to explore its many twists and turns. A well-crafted story set in a fantasy world, which can easily be interpreted as an allegory about our contemporary world. I look forward to the next saga in the trilogy." — Tim Reid, Filmmaker/Actor
DESCRIPTION:
Unlike everyone else on Mira, Yara has no birthline markings. She was found as a baby by a Photak and taken to the Photak village, despite how strange she looked. With an unknown origin, unmarked skin, and unusual features, the Elders were extremely wary that the baby could be a secret weapon of the Skotads. Mysteriously, however, Yara could withstand the rays of Sunstar, which no Skotad ever could. She was allowed to stay. Sixteen years later, still without any clues to her origins, Yara is training to be a warrior for the Photak Tribe. Now, an eerie, soft voice begins to haunt her dreams. It asks only one question every time:
"YaraStar... do you know who you are?"
DESCRIPTION:
Jada is the wife of Commander Leagus, head of Sky Colonies' Forces. The Sky Colonies' allegiance is to the Order of Ja'el—a sect of priests and priestesses who alone can hear, interpret and issue instructions from the goddess Ja'el to the people. Through the Goldberg Sphere, the most sacred object that stands tall in the city's centre, Ja'el channels her whispers to her chosen ones. Yet Jada, a commoner of lowly origins, has a secret: she can inexplicably perceive these whispers. She doesn't know why this is, but more importantly, she doesn't want to—this blasphemous and treasonous secret, if discovered, would result in her execution. That's why when she attracts the perceptive attention of the next-in-line to the Sky Colonies' throne, Jada knows her life is now in danger.
Zora is the leader of a team of climbers from the Earth Colonies below. For many years, the Earth Colonies have tried to ascend to the sky, but the Sky Colonies' Forces and technology have always defeated them. It's been ten years since anyone has reached as high as Zora and her team. This time, they appear to have a chance to penetrate the Sky Colonies' defences in the Capital. If they don't, everything they've tried for generations to achieve would all be for nought. It's the most significant cause Zora has ever fought for in her life, but the cost may be more than she can bear.
In this thrilling, new adult sci-fi fantasy, Jada and Zora will each have to decide whether revealing the truth is worth risking everything, even their lives and the lives of those they love.
Jada is the wife of Commander Leagus, head of Sky Colonies' Forces. The Sky Colonies' allegiance is to the Order of Ja'el—a sect of priests and priestesses who alone can hear, interpret and issue instructions from the goddess Ja'el to the people. Through the Goldberg Sphere, the most sacred object that stands tall in the city's centre, Ja'el channels her whispers to her chosen ones. Yet Jada, a commoner of lowly origins, has a secret: she can inexplicably perceive these whispers. She doesn't know why this is, but more importantly, she doesn't want to—this blasphemous and treasonous secret, if discovered, would result in her execution. That's why when she attracts the perceptive attention of the next-in-line to the Sky Colonies' throne, Jada knows her life is now in danger.
Zora is the leader of a team of climbers from the Earth Colonies below. For many years, the Earth Colonies have tried to ascend to the sky, but the Sky Colonies' Forces and technology have always defeated them. It's been ten years since anyone has reached as high as Zora and her team. This time, they appear to have a chance to penetrate the Sky Colonies' defences in the Capital. If they don't, everything they've tried for generations to achieve would all be for nought. It's the most significant cause Zora has ever fought for in her life, but the cost may be more than she can bear.
In this thrilling, new adult sci-fi fantasy, Jada and Zora will each have to decide whether revealing the truth is worth risking everything, even their lives and the lives of those they love.
October 29th, 2020
Had you told me a year ago that I would write something this naked and revealing, I would have written a letter to Present-Me and asked her what the hell she was doing (again). Still, here we are. And truth be told, I'm in love with the freedom I've experienced in my "After" even if "Before" felt a bit of doubt.
"And She Calls It Worship" promises to be the intimate, face-it-all memoir that will also encourage you to face your soul's mirror with compassion, honesty, and even a little humour. Join Past-Me on Kindle (preorder here) or paperback on December 1st 2020 as Present-Me takes you through Past-Me's story and the bountiful harvest she discovers pain can produce.
Had you told me a year ago that I would write something this naked and revealing, I would have written a letter to Present-Me and asked her what the hell she was doing (again). Still, here we are. And truth be told, I'm in love with the freedom I've experienced in my "After" even if "Before" felt a bit of doubt.
"And She Calls It Worship" promises to be the intimate, face-it-all memoir that will also encourage you to face your soul's mirror with compassion, honesty, and even a little humour. Join Past-Me on Kindle (preorder here) or paperback on December 1st 2020 as Present-Me takes you through Past-Me's story and the bountiful harvest she discovers pain can produce.
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