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The Construction of Shadows

by Dakota Jackson

Power, inheritance, and a friendship under strain

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Power, inheritance, and a friendship under strain

At Zialitos Academy, ability is inherited through divine lineages, shaping both social standing and access to power. Meiling Katz, who has no Divine blood, hopes to enter the country’s lawmakers; her childhood friend Suraya Zialitos carries the expectations of a formidable Sun-gifted family while seeking revenge for her relatives’ deaths. A series of attacks connected to the Miyako family brings their ambitions into conflict with a wider crisis. The story links questions of belonging and inherited status with political ambition, revenge, and the pressure placed on a friendship as the two young women confront events together.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in fantasy built around inherited supernatural abilities and divine lineages.
  • Readers seeking a story centered on two childhood friends whose goals and circumstances diverge.
  • Readers interested in young adult fiction with lesbian representation and political ambition.

Themes

Inherited power and social statusFriendship and changing loyaltiesRevengePolitical ambitionLesbian representation

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Book overview

In a world where 74% of the population possesses unique abilities passed down by the 16 Divinities of the Sun and Moon, it takes a miracle to stand out...

 

Or a disaster.

 

Meiling Katz is a nobody. With no Divine blood and a mysterious illness that's plagued her since the Lunar Eclipse Massacre killed her parents thirteen years ago, she's powerless. Nevertheless, Meiling is determined to attend the prestigious Zialitos Academy for Sun-Gifted Children and rise in the ranks of their country's lawmakers.

 

Suraya Zialitos is a living legend. As the heir to the most powerful lineage in the world-those descended from Ataru, Divinity of the Sun-Suraya is destined for greatness. But Suraya does not want greatness, she wants revenge for her family slaughtered by the notorious Miyako family in the Massacre.

 

When the childhood best friends arrive at the Academy only to find a string of terrorist attacks linked to the Miyakos, their initial plans go up in flames. With their friendship unraveling and the country in terror, they realize there's only one way to solve this: together.

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