Wordless

Wordless

Adrianne Strickland

Young Adult / Science Fiction / Fantasy

“The Gods made their Words into flesh, giving privileged individuals the powers of creation . . .” In Eden City, the elite Godspeakers keep the living Words safe in a glass pyramid known as the Athenaeum, away from the illiterate wordless class. But when seventeen-year-old Tavin Barnes is collecting trash from the Athenaeum, Khaya, the Word of Life, pleads for his help. The Godspeakers want to transfer Khaya’s powers into human-like automatons as part of a plot to invade the rest of the world, and their scheme relies on Khaya’s cooperation. Which she has no intention of giving them. On the run with the Godspeakers’ minions in pursuit, Tavin and Khaya fight to expose the Godspeakers’ plan. Meanwhile, enemy governments are closing in, trying to take advantage of the chaos caused by Khaya’s escape. If control of the Words falls into the wrong hands, the world will never be the same.
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Lifeless

Lifeless

Adrianne Strickland

Young Adult / Science Fiction / Fantasy

When Tavin Barnes escaped Eden City with Khaya, the Word of Life, he became a most-wanted fugitive overnight. But he never expected his flight would end with the ultimate curse: becoming the next Word of Death. Now he's a prisoner inside the Athenaeum, where his new life under the Godspeakers' control has begun. As the Word of Death, Tavin can kill with a touch, an ability he must learn to harness or risk hurting the people he cares for. But Ryse, the Godspeaker charged with Tavin's training, is pushing him to be as ruthless as she is. Her goal: make Tavin an elite assassin, whether he wants to be or not. His first target: the Chinese ambassador to Eden City. And that's just the beginning...Praise:"Strickland's mythology continues to be compelling, and fans of the first entry will be eager to see how it unfolds." –Booklist"Those seeking a novel with a dark premise, new religion, and reluctant hero and assassin should give it a shot." –VOYA"Fans of...
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