When Dark Worlds Rise

YA Novel (for all adults, 13yrs+) – Science Fantasy – RRP$21.99 – ISBN: 9781922858825 (print)

*When Dark Roots Hunt & When Dark Waters Burn were both Best Novel Ditmar Award Finalists!

Always be alert. Be ready. Vicious tree cats stalk the night for prey. Giant water-ants have overrun Palude’s carnivorous-tree swamps. Heartless scavengers will kill for any technology they find. But when the love of Sala’s life needs help, she must leave the secret shack where her friends have been hiding and trade everything they possess for his freedom.

Even then, some decisions are never simple. As ecosystems collapse, and everyday life fractures, desperate leaders risk everything for control. No amount of sacrifice will stop the poison of lies and betrayals now set to bring the explosive world of Palude to its limits. Sala’s courage to kindle hope from the ashes is only the beginning. The greatest enemy always hides within.

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Zena Shapter

Zena Shapter writes from a castle in a flying city hidden by a thundercloud, reaching across age and genre into the heart of storytelling. A multi-award-winning author of speculative and contemporary fiction, she teaches writing at festivals, libraries and schools, judges various literary awards, mentors and edits other writers, and encourages everyone to value the importance of creativity. She loves movies, frogs, chocolate, and potatoes, though not at the same time!

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