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Sentinel of the Sun by Eira Morgan-Jones - Chapter 1 & 2 Reading

Seventeen-year-old Alexis struggles to fit in to the extremely religious valley where she lives, not helped by strange birthmarks that have begun to glow. When a tidal wave devastates the valley, just the latest freak disaster, Alexis goes into hiding to avoid being taken in by the state. As she becomes closer to Theo, he reveals that he is a sentinel and believes she is one too. He explains that if she regains her power they can bring an end to the disasters.

Hear author Eira Morgan-Jones read the first and second chapters of her debut novel, Sentinel of the Sun.

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