School’s back – and the rules have been reinvented!
Pantera Press
Local author Lynette Noni’s Akarnae offers just this selection method. But since the wonder filled Akarnae Academy is set in a magical parallel world, this school asks readers to fully engage their imagination to interact with this amazing story.
Akarnae, the first book in the five part Medoran Chronicles, available in all good bookstores and online as an ebook from this Sunday, is being officially launched by Pantera Press on Thursday 5 February on the Sunshine Coast.
Readers of all ages are invited to find out first-hand about this Harry Potter meets Narnia meets the X-Men fantasy series.
Alex Jennings is a teenager trying to fit in and dreading the thought of a new boarding school. Readers are drawn in as with a single step through an everyday doorway, Alex is transported into a parallel world and enrolled at the Akarnae Academy.
When the friendly yet mysterious school administrator Jarvis offers Alex a multi-flavoured lollipop, thisenablesexpert grading into the appropriate levels for the physically demanding “potential-based” classes – Chemistry, Archery, PE, Equestrian Skills and Combat. Ability level is measured through a sweet fruity mix of apple, cherry, grape, pineapple and orange,
The class schedule also includes a range of intriguing “aged-based” subjects – with Medical Science, Species Distinction and Medoran History just some of the topics set to test Earth-born logic.
Alex is lost- both physically and emotionally. And the only person who can help is lost, too! This series’ focus is on what Alex finds – relationships, knowledge, respect, understanding and inner strength.
“AKARNAE explores a beautifully re-imagined innocent and playful world, with ominous undertones. The growth of 16-year-old Alex Jennings and the joy and terror of starting a new school is set against the backdrop of an ancient betrayal and eternal war. It’s high school like you’ve never seen it before,” said Alison Green, CEO of publisher Pantera Press.
NEW WORLD NEW RULES
Embrace the Wonder: Akarnae – debut novel, Lynette Noni