AustLit

'In a changed world where the sky bleeds red, winter is hotter than hell and full of sandstorms, and the summer's even hotter with raging fires that roam the desert-like country, women are forced to procreate when they turn sixteen and every three years thereafter. Fifteen-year-old Siena is a Youngling, soon to be a Bearer, when she starts hearing rumors of another tribe of all women, called the Wild Ones. They are known to kidnap Youngling girls before they are given a husband with whom to bear children. As the desert sands run out on her life's hourglass, Siena must uncover the truth about the Wild Ones while untangling the web of lies and deceit her father has masterfully spun. ' (Publisher's blurb)

'Dazz, a hard-edged, fun-loving Icer, likes fighting, particularly while at his favourite watering hole. However, while recovering from a particularly bad break up, his decision to engage in a brutal pub room brawl leads to a series of events that thrust him into a dark and mysterious scandal involving King Goff, the ice country ruler. ' (Publisher's blurb)

'Huck Jones, the son of the admiral of the Soaker fleet, has a legacy to live up to. Haunted by the distorted memories of his mother's untimely death, he must face his demons and the man who raised him as he strives to take the courageous step forward into manhood. When he's transferred to the worst-performing ship in the fleet, everything he believes is called into question when he meets a lowly brown-skinned bilge rat girl. Meanwhile, Sadie, destined to be a Rider in the Stormer army, seeks to avenge her brother's death at the hands of the Soakers. Trained hard by her mother, an experienced Rider, Sadie knows strength and determination more than most. Her father, a Man of Wisdom, has shown his cowardice more times than she can count. As her world and family fall apart, she must cast aside her anger and focus on the wisdom she's always brushed off as foolishness. Amidst everything, a Plague ravishes all, discriminating against no one. ' (Publisher's blurb)

'As President Borg Lecter threatens to annihilate the Country tribes in order to expand his glass-domed empire, Adele ventures into the belly of the beast. Her only hope of survival is the consolidation of Dwellers and Country power before it's too late. Former demagogue President Nailin is eliminated, yet civil unrest infects every alliance. To save Adele, President Tristan faces his greatest challenge yet: unifying the unfriendly Dwellers in the Tri-Realms to raise an army against Lecter. Meanwhile, Dazz must convince the Ice Country leaders to march with Siena and the Tri-tribes on the gates of the Glass City. ' (Publisher's blurb)