Stardrops

Excited and a little jealous, Avvel watches her sister Emin vanish into the Night Pyramid on her LoveQuest, where her perfect lover will be revealed and all her dreams come true. Avvel prays to the Night Gods for her sister's sake, and her mystical yellow stardrop scries a wondrous omen. Yet, when the will of the Night Gods proves impossible to accept, Avvel uses her stardrop's magic to reveal the secret truths behind LoveQuest. Discovering forbidden knowledge, Avvel is torn from her family, friends, and the one boy she likes, to be imprisoned in the Night Pyramid. There she's taught the 'true origin' of her people. Yet, when the boy she loves is condemned to die for discovering her secrets, Avvel escapes with one goal: to reveal her truths to everyone in Watersyde. Chased by armed Protectors, Avvel falls into a revelation to undo the very faith of her people ... more than anyone on her world ever guessed. An unexpected doorway opens to a realm unguessed, a technological nightmare where the unspeakable price for using the magic of stardrops is revealed. The truth unravels the very fabric of her society. The fates of two worlds, and those who suffer in each, depend upon her deadliest decision. Would you pay any price to have magic?