The Markings (The Markings, #1)

by Catherine Downen

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"My frail fingers curl around the jagged rock. I press it into the stone wall and drag it up and down until a small groove forms. I drop the rock and step back, glancing over all the lines I've made. It is day 2,436 of being in this prison with my mother and younger brother."

DATHER IS AN ISLAND THAT WAS ONCE KNOWN AS OHAU. A nation that rose from the ashes after an asteroid shower has divided itself when people began to discover their unique powers. At sixteen-years-old Adaline sits in prison with her mother and younger brother, and today is Parting Day where more prisoners will be executed. After seven years of being spared, Adaline's luck has run out. But she won't go quietly or easily. Her life depends on her ability to escape the grasps of the King and find a place of freedom. Discovering her unique powers is the turning point Adaline needs to get a second chance at her freedom. In this thrilling novel of friendship, family, and secrets Adaline runs for her life and learns the truth of her past along the way.

"My brain sees him as a threat, as the enemy, a guard at the castle, but my heart feels he is a friend. The question is, which one is right?"

Includes 60+ pages of additional story. Bonus chapters from Derith, Zavy, and Alexander's points of view, character art, and chapter one from book two, Crowning Keys. (This version does NOT include sprayed edges. Sprayed edges are only sold through the authors website.)

Signed copies with purple sprayed edges are sold periodically through the author's website. Check there if interested.

  • ISBN10 1087915171
  • ISBN13 9781087915173
  • Publish Date 21 October 2020 (first published 20 April 2020)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint IngramSpark
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 438
  • Language English