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Neliem
Clare
Di Liscia
Genre: YA Fantasy
Publisher: Month9Books
Date of Publication: May 21, 2019
ISBN: 978-1-948671-37-8
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Number of pages: 287
Cover Artist: AM Design Studios
Book Description:
Half the population of the island
of Madera are dead, killed by an unforgiving and indiscriminate plague. Oriana
dreams of escaping her life of ruthless cruelty from the people who now rule
over those who remain. No telling whom the plague will strike next, Oriana
means to find freedom for herself and her people. Drawing strength from ancient
tales of her enemy, young Oriana transforms herself from victim to warrior with
the help of a mysterious and powerful dagger given to her by a kind and dying
boy.
Years later, during her enemy’s
betrothal ritual, Ezra, a boy she has never before seen, selects her as his
mate. With servitude her only option, Oriana accepts the offer. Whisked away to
a seemingly perfect world, Oriana discovers sinister secrets at every turn,
including the identity of Tristan, a boy with whom she shares an undeniable but
impossible connection.
Why would a boy she doesn’t know
wish her to be his betrothed? Why does she feel such a strong pull toward a
stranger? Someone in Ezra’s family not only knows the answer to both those
questions, but also about the dagger Oriana possesses. He will do anything to
stop the union. Now, with everything on the line, Oriana turns inward to find
the strength she needs to seize the full power of the dagger so that she may
protect herself and save her people.
About
the Author:
Born in Queens, New York, Clare
Di Liscia moved to California as a small child and grew up in the hills by
Dodger Stadium. Constantly roaming the woods, she took to embellishing on the
stories of Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddle Duck to fill her imagination. To her
horror she soon realized there was no way to fit a miniature tuxedo on a frog.
Fortunately in sixth grade, Clare won a short story contest with the grand
prize of fifteen happy meals. She would like to point out that two of those
meal tickets were missing by the time her mother handed over her prize. After
traveling extensively throughout South America and the Caribbean, Clare
attended KU Leuven, in Belgium for University where she studied Dutch and
French. Clare graduated from Cal State Northridge Film School, earning Dean’s
List recognition with a BA in TV/Film. In 2006 she placed in the prestigious
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting
beating out 4700 other applicants. After joining SCBWI, Clare won 1st place HM
in the Sue Alexander for her YA novel, now titled NELIEM.
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