{"product_id":"zodiact-academy-the-awakening-1-caroline-peckham-susanne-valenti","title":"Zodiac Academy Series - Caroline Peckham \u0026 Susanne Valenti","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"description-outer description-outer--open\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-inner\"\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Awakening\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI'm a Gemini. Impulsive. Curious. Headstrong. A twin. Heir to a throne I know nothing about. And it turns out I'm Fae.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut of course, there's a catch-all I must do to claim my birthright and prove that I'm the most powerful supernatural in Solaria. And sure, technically, that's true, as I'm the daughter of the Savage King. But the bit they didn't put in the brochure was that every Fae in this Kingdom would claim my throne if they could.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe school they've sent me to is both dangerous as sh*t and one helluva party. Vampires bite weaker students in the corridors, the Werewolf pack has orgies in the Wailing Wood at every full moon and don't even get me started on the dark and twisted ways the Sirens use their powers on people's emotions or how my sinfully tempting Cardinal Magic teacher hosts detentions that leave people needing therapy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClasses are exciting if you manage to live through them. And that Gemini star sign I mentioned? It now determines my elemental magic and affects my destiny, so learning astrology is essential if I'm going to beat down my classmates - which is actively encouraged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy biggest problem is the drool-worthy Dragon shifter with his eyes on my throne. He and his three psycho friends are determined to make my time here hell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll I've got to do is survive. But fate might have other ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDammit, why couldn't I have gotten a letter to Hogwarts?\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eRuthless Fae\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThey tried to break us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThey almost did.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBut we're not going anywhere.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Celestial Heirs think the stars are on their side. But they don't know what's coming. We have to be smart. Fighting them one-on-one isn't an option, so we must be stealthy. Remaining under the radar won't be easy, but if we pull it off, they'll never suspect our involvement when their lives start falling apart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBesides, they've already taken us to the brink of hell; what more can they do?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eThe Reckoning\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe answer to your question will be revealed on the Lunar Eclipse.\u003cbr\u003eBut when finding the truth, don't let the shadows take you.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe week of The Reckoning has begun.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSenior students have been tasked with making the freshmen's lives hell as we prepare to take the assessment to decide whether to stay at Zodiac Academy or lose our places here forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the Lunar Eclipse on the horizon, my sister and I have more to worry about than just passing our exams.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA dark plot unfolds, and the shadows draw closer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur enemies could be closer than we ever realised.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShadow Princess\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe shadows are in my blood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI can feel them crawling through me, slithering under my skin and taking me \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ehostage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003edarkness within me\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e isn't nearly as evil as the darkness around me.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe four heirs will \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003estop at nothing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to destroy the lives of me and my sister.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut they haven't figured out yet that we're the strongest creatures they've ever known...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eCursed Fates\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter the devastating events at Zodiac Academy, we have to deal with this darker world we're faced with.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLionel seeks to hurt us, the Nymphs seek to break the entire Fae race, and between all of it, we have to try and survive each day as it comes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI'm afraid of everything falling apart, but it already has.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eFates Thrones \u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFate has torn us apart; sometimes, the stars have given up on us altogether.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWithout my sister, the world seems darker than ever before, and the shadows loom thicker, rising to answer the call of the Shadow Princess and changing the face of Solaria for good.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLionel Acrux has the strength to move for the throne; I'm not sure how much time we have left to stop him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur only hope is to find the Imperial Star before he does. We made the sacrifice the stars called for, and we're paying the price for that decision, so it can't be for nothing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut with the stars turning against us at every move and the last light in the world seeming to fade, I'm afraid we're almost out of time. Hope is a dangerous thing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's the key to us fighting on. But it could be what destroys us in the end. One thing is sure: I won't stop until I have been reunited with my other half, and we will fight to take our crowns together.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA war is coming.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe throne is calling for a new monarch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd someone must answer its call.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eHeartless Sky\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe winds of fate are shifting, and it finally seems like they've been twisted in our favour.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn the run and cast out from society, we've been forced to hide from the madman who stole our throne. But the end draws closer as more secrets come to light, and my sister and I work harder than ever to reach our potential and claim our birthright.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere is no turning from this path now. The curse chases on our heels as time passes, and the blood-drenched destiny of the man I love looms ever closer, just like the monster who stole our throne.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe must prepare for the final battle, but three things are clear now.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe cards have already been dealt.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlood will spill for a new future to rise.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd the stars themselves can't help us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe fight for the throne is upon us. All hail the heartless sky.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eSorrow and Starlight\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAll stars must fall.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBloody, lost, broken. We live to fight another day. But with so much stolen from us, can fate ever twist in our favour again?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy sister and I have been torn apart by shadows and despair, and now we stand alone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur sorrow is spun like a web, trapping us tight, and I fear our enemies will soon come to feast upon our souls.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut if I have my way, the merciless sky will have dealt us its final fortune. It's time for us to take back the power ripped from our grasp and turn the tide of this war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll stars must fall, and all Phoenixes must rise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong live the Savage Queens.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRestless Stars\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eOrphans. Changelings. Princesses. Queens.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe are all and nothing now; our fate is weighed on the scales of the stars and counterbalanced by the forces that oppose us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe shadow of the false king spreads as thick as oil across the Kingdom we were born to rule, and none remain untouched by its darkness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur crowns lay within reach if only we can claim them. All souls are at risk now, and a new regime will rise when the final battle dawns.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe time for the true reckoning is upon us, and we have proven ourselves as savage as our father, as brutal as our mother, and as wild as the Elements that roar through our veins. We can only hope it is enough.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnly one side will be victorious when the last sword strikes the final death in this game of fate and fortune—the Starfall Legion charges at first light. And our destiny rides upon our shoulders as we rush into the end.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll hail the True Queens. 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