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Name: Scion
Brand: Simon & Schuster NZ
SKU: 9781923419452
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By Emma Lord

Series: Children of Fate

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The thrilling sequel to Anomaly, winner of a Victorian Premier's Literary Award, a NSW Literary Award and an Aurealis Award, and shortlisted for multiple awards, including an Australian Book Industry Award. Piper Manning is destined to save the world. But in the wake of all the... Read More

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The thrilling sequel to Anomaly, winner of a Victorian Premier's Literary Award, a NSW Literary Award and an Aurealis Award and shortlisted for multiple awards, including an Australian Book Industry Award.

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The thrilling sequel to Anomaly, winner of a Victorian Premier's Literary Award, a NSW Literary Award and an Aurealis Award, and shortlisted for multiple awards, including an Australian Book Industry Award.

Piper Manning is destined to save the world.

But in the wake of all the mistakes she made in Eden, it’s hard to see herself as any kind of hero.

Even under the guidance of her new mentor, Raddock, the challenge set before her feels impossible. It doesn't help that her relationship with Seth is more complicated than ever, Frankie is haunted by visions she can't decipher, and Aaron's grief poses a lurking threat.

When Piper discovers a terrifying truth that upends everything she thought she knew, she must decide how to move forward ... and what it means to accept your fate.

The pulse-pounding second book in the award-winning Children of Fate trilogy.

Series: Children of Fate

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Anomaly

Winner of a Victorian Premier's Literary Award, a NSW Literary Award and an Aurealis Award and shortlisted for an Australian Book Industry Award, Anomaly is the unputdownable first book in the Children of Fate trilogy. 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...

By Emma Lord

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New Release

Scion

The thrilling sequel to Anomaly, winner of a Victorian Premier's Literary Award, a NSW Literary Award and an Aurealis Award, and shortlisted for multiple awards, including an Australian Book Industry Award. Piper Manning is destined to save the world. But in the wake of all the mistakes she made in Eden, it’s hard to see herself as any kind of...

By Emma Lord

Paperback

$23⁹⁹
Elsewhere:
~~$27⁹⁹~~

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Book Details

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ISBN: 9781923419452

Publisher: Affirm Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 October 2026

Country: Australia

Imprint: Affirm Kids

DIMENSIONS

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 350g

Pages: 400

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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 won a Victorian Premier's Literary Award, a NSW Literary Award and an Aurealis Award, and was shortlisted for multiple awards, including an Australian Book Industry Award.

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