Court of Snakes: This Desert Cage
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tycho_dorian
Complete, First published Oct 24, 2023
adventuredescriminationdystopiafantasymagicrebellionrevolutionromancetarotyoungadult
Some time in the distant future...

 In the city of Segeno, it's eat or be eaten. Someone has to rule the masses. A boy has lost his birthright. His parents killed. Dead and gone. A girl has lost her father. She means nothing to him now.

The city of Segeno stands tall after a great war, the only city left of its kind. Terran has lost both of his parents and is now on the run from a tyrant eager to kill him and cut off the royal bloodline. Parisa struggles with her own identity as even her father rejects her for the color of her skin as he claws for the throne. Along their journeys, they meet unexpected allies and encounter unprecedented magick, but, most importantly, they learn what it is to stand up for themselves and take back their city from corruption.

Court of Snakes is a two book Young Adult Dystopian Tarot Fantasy series intended for ages 13 - 18. If you like the Hunger Games, Divergent, and Inkheart, you'll love these books.

This series talks about systemic oppression, racism, oligarchy, and, of course, magick.
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Novel is complete and professionally edited. Young Adult Magical Realism/Fantasy. The city of Eximius runs a tight ship. There are extensive tests and observations of each citizen that help everyone find their perfect role in society. They are assigned their ideal job, living arrangements, and spouse. Everyone has a place and no one has to question anything. It's how they've avoided rebellion for all these years. Well, except that one time. But they don't talk about that. Those people were freaks anyway. Weird, supernatural abilities caused by a genetic mutation. But they wiped them out before they could do any real harm. Sure, sometimes food goes missing, alarms trigger for now reason, and well, some young adults disappear each year after graduation...but there's really no cause for concern. Eximius has everything under control, just like they always have and always will.

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