Trees were a precious resource in the Outlying Lands. My family couldn’t afford wood as a fuel source. The heat felt good against the room’s deep chill, and the dancing flames intrigued me. How much will she sacrifice in order to win? To ensure peace, she must leave the past behind, marry a man she’s never met, and submit to the authority of a relentless officer with a hidden agenda of his own. Greed, corruption, and genetic tampering threaten every aspect of her existence as she’s thrust, unwilling, into the sophisticated culture of the elite Core city. With remarkable skills and a shocking genetic code the Core and its enemies will do anything to obtain, Willow suddenly finds the freedom she craves slipping through her fingers. But when a genetically-advanced military officer shows up in her village and questions her identity, long-buried secrets begin to emerge. Sixteen-year-old Willow Kent believed she was normal. Those with extraordinary skills rise to power and fame. In Earth’s battle-ridden future, humans have evolved. Gauntlet is the third book in The Prodigy Chronicles, a Hunger Games meets X-Men dystopian romance series about a young girl struggling to control her immense powers and find her place in a city filled with enemies.Genres: Dystopian, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult Can she overcome her skillset before its savage intentions spiral out of control? The most lethal terrain, however, lurks inside her own mind. To save Kane, she must navigate the slippery political terrain that surrounds her House, her mysterious Guardian, and the corrupt, unforgiving Council. But when a new threat emerges-one even her rare skill level cannot withstand-the stakes become dangerously high. Driven by guilt, she negotiates a secret Meta-X exchange to free him. Anything except for her friend Kane to avoid execution.
As long as she plays within the boundaries of the Core’s game, she can have anything she wants. Only the Councils in charge of advanced Core cities can decide the fate of a traitor.Ī life of luxury is Willow Kent’s destiny. The ruling class of prodigies dictates law and order for all, while normals fight to survive.
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