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Duology releasing in January, 2015! Check out the gorgeous cover and enter to
win the first book and the novella!
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LUCIDITY (The Raven Chronicles #2)
Author: Stephanie Thomas
Expected Release Date: January 2015
Find it: Goodreads
Description:
Beatrice
never thought she'd find herself in the middle of Aura, the city of her sworn
enemy, the Dreamcatchers. Nor did she never think she'd abandon everything
she'd ever known and everyone she'd ever loved to blindly follow Echo, the
Dreamcatcher Prince. Gabe would never forgive her, if he lives, and nor will
any of the Seers. Upon arriving, Beatrice is quickly thrown into the
Dreamcatcher Queen's self-serving plot to save Aura from a disastrous plague,
and Bea's anticipated return to the City is becoming less likely every day she
is held captive and subjected to the epidemic. Her Visions are the key to the
cure, but when her Seer friends show up in Aura as well, Beatrice must learn to
balance her precarious friendship and loyalty to both her people and the
promise she made to help Echo's people. As Beatrice navigates these new people
and customs, she learns that there are more than just the Seers, Dreamcatchers
and Citizens left in the world...and whomever is out there wants to eliminate
all of their competition -- including her.
Echo was right.
I hadn't seen anything yet. As the limousine cruises up to the gates of Aura, I
can't do anything but stare out the window in complete awe. Aura is the
complete opposite of The City. I immediately understand where it gets its name
from, with its golden-hued buildings and sparkling, translucent glass windows.
Everything glitters, even the sand as it whips around the tall walls that
protect the city from the dry gusts of wind.
I place my fingers on the
limo's window and press my forehead to the glass to get a better look. I can
feel Echo's eyes on me as I react probably as a child would at the first sight
of something they've never seen before. There are no skyscrapers here, no
crowded, jumbled row homes with sooty exteriors. The buildings are no more than
two floors high, allowing for a precious view of the almost purple mountains
that peek up in the distance.
"Echo...this is
beautiful..."
"Thank you. This is the
home of the Dreamcatcher. After The City banished us, we had to travel a long
way to find a place where we'd be safe from attack. We chose this area because
it's so dry, hot and humid, that we don't know who'd willingly want to come out
here. Besides us, of course." Echo scoots over on the leather seat to
sidle up closer to me. "It is beautiful though, isn't it? This is my first
homecoming, to be honest. I've never been out of Aura for this long."
The gates into the city proper
click secure when they are fully-opened, and the limo pulls forward once more.
As soon as we are moving again, I can see the crowds of people who line the
main street, which leads directly to an impressive palace that stands center of
Aura, just like our Institution does in the City. The people are all dressed in
white, some with different colored trims on their robes. They reach out for the
car, calling for Echo, wanting to see their prince.
As we pull around a circle in
front of the Palace, the courtyard is also filled with Dreamcatchers, cheering
for Echo's arrival. He brushes a hand down his robe, smoothing the wrinkles
from the soft fabric. "Are you ready?"
Then, a sudden fear grips me.
"Do they know I am with you?"
Echo's gaze meets mine.
"No."
I want to slap him, and it takes everything in
me not to lose my temper. "What?"
"They don't know you are
with me. I did not tell anyone I was bringing you home. It is a part of my
strategy."
I lock the limo's doors. We stare
at each other for a long while, my chest rising and falling in anger. "How
could you put me in this situation, Echo? I am The Keeper. I'm the leader of
your enemy. You are putting me in great danger, and you know you are."
Echo, in his ever-calm way,
reaches out and helps pull the hood of my robe up over my head. "You will
be fine, because you are my guest. And it is a law in Aura that we must treat
our guests with utmost respect." He pauses. "Not that we get any
guests...ever."
Now, I do smack him. My hand
makes contact with his arm, and I scowl. "You better not get me
hurt."
"Listen to them. They are
too happy to see me. I doubt they'll even take notice of you. No offense."
Echo unlocks the doors and slides across the seat to the other side, where he
can exit first. "Driver, we are ready."
The chauffeur exits the vehicle
and appears again beside Echo's door. As soon as he opens it, the sound of
cheering rushes into the car and Echo sucks in a deep breath. He steps out, and
when I see his hand lower back into the limo, I reach for it and gently rest my
palm against his, using the offered support to help me out of the car.
As my feet touch the floor, my
robes fall all around me like darkness covering the day, and I'm free of the
limousine. Lifting my chin, my eyes move from the ground to the people, and I
swallow as the cheering comes to an abrupt stop when they see my violet irises.
Almost all at once, they take a step back, and no one makes a sound.
I tighten my grip around Echo's
hand, sure that in the next moment, they are going to rush us and kill me where
I stand. Here I am, their sworn enemy, the representation of The Keeper before
me who persecuted them, ran them out of The City and killed many of them,
including their princess. I stand before them as if none of that had ever
happened. I know, if I were in their place, I'd certainly want to see myself
dead too.
Muttering very quietly to Echo,
I tug on his hand, "Let's go."
Giveaway Details:
(1) winner will receive the eBook of
LUMINOSITY and the eNovella THE KEEPER. Open Internationally!
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