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Anomaly

By Emma Lord
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Brief Description
Piper Manning survived the apocalypse. Barely. She recovered from the virus that killed millions, but it left behind a new, uncontrollable power that's forced her to isolate herself from others—for their sake. Then an injured boy shows up at her mountain hideaway. And what hurt Seth... Read More
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A high-octane YA debut from an exciting new Australian writer.

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Piper Manning survived the apocalypse. Barely.

She recovered from the virus that killed millions, but it left behind a new, uncontrollable power that's forced her to isolate herself from others—for their sake.

Then an injured boy shows up at her mountain hideaway. And what hurt Seth is out to get her, too.

Now she's on the run, risking everything for a shot at an actual future. But to get there, she'll have to trust a stranger, control her abilities... and face her ghosts.

Because the end of the world was just the beginning.

A high-octane YA debut, Anomaly will force you to question destiny, memory, and how far you would go to survive.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781922848307

Publisher: Affirm Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 August 2024

Country: Australia

Imprint: Affirm Kids

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 208.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 400

Collections

Children’s, Teenage and Educational Emma Lord Fiction Young Adult Young Adult Dystopian Fiction

About the Author

Emma Lord is a freelance copywriter and author living in Sydney's Inner West. She loves all things sci-fi, fantasy and horror, but has a particular soft spot for reading and writing YA. Her debut YA novel Anomaly was selected for the Varuna and Affirm Press Mentorship Award in 2020 and is set for release in September 2024.

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