Clandestine
(Ascension #2)
by Hannah
Rials
Summary:
Cheyenne Lane never believed it could come to this—imprisoned by her own family, who are plotting to overthrow the Vampire Council. Ripped away from the happiness of her summer romance and friendship in New Orleans, Cheyenne is forced to begin her education at Clandestine, the secret Deuxsang University, one year early.
She is guarded constantly, separated from her best friend Anne, and desperate for any word from Eli and the witches. Meanwhile, her cousin Lilith has discovered that Cheyenne possesses all four vampiric abilities—unheard of for a Deuxsang—and intends to use her in the Ascending’s rebellious scheme.
At 17, Cheyenne finds herself the center of a centuries-old conspiracy involving the vampires, Deuxsang, and witches, and everyone is telling her who she should trust and what she should do. Her head is too full of voices and opinions, and it’s time for Cheyenne to make up her own mind.
Is she ready to step into the role she was made for? Who can she trust? Who is her friend and who is her enemy? Is she really a born leader? All questions that only she can answer. As the information and scenario gets more confusing, she knows she must listen to her intuition if she is going to shift the truth from all the lies.
Cheyenne Lane never believed it could come to this—imprisoned by her own family, who are plotting to overthrow the Vampire Council. Ripped away from the happiness of her summer romance and friendship in New Orleans, Cheyenne is forced to begin her education at Clandestine, the secret Deuxsang University, one year early.
She is guarded constantly, separated from her best friend Anne, and desperate for any word from Eli and the witches. Meanwhile, her cousin Lilith has discovered that Cheyenne possesses all four vampiric abilities—unheard of for a Deuxsang—and intends to use her in the Ascending’s rebellious scheme.
At 17, Cheyenne finds herself the center of a centuries-old conspiracy involving the vampires, Deuxsang, and witches, and everyone is telling her who she should trust and what she should do. Her head is too full of voices and opinions, and it’s time for Cheyenne to make up her own mind.
Is she ready to step into the role she was made for? Who can she trust? Who is her friend and who is her enemy? Is she really a born leader? All questions that only she can answer. As the information and scenario gets more confusing, she knows she must listen to her intuition if she is going to shift the truth from all the lies.
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Hannah's
favorite quote from the book:
“If you
fail, you'll wish you'd never been made.”
Ascension Testimonials
"Their love story anchors the novel, the
first installment of a series, and sets the stage for the cliffhanger ending.
An entertaining and promising series opener about an appealing human and
vampire hybrid. "-Kirkus Reviews
What an extraordinary debut novel with new and
intriguing twists on vampires—a strong female protagonist as one. I already
can’t wait for book two.-Jill Murphy Long, author of The Conduit
This book is by the far the BEST YA/Adult fiction
that I’ve read in a very long while. So exciting!-Rebecca F
The wait is over-Ascension is here! Thrilling and
entertaining, like the experience on a crazy roller coaster. Hannah has grown
into the most amazing writer. Watching her journey has been as much fun as
holding the book in my hands. A "must read" for YA and thriller
fans!-Valarie B.
Rials has created a complex, fascinating, hidden
world within our world. And I think we're just beginning to scratch the
surface."-Kris Whorton
"Dark,
surprising, and full of twists, the Ascension series is a delectable addition
to vampire canon. Rials paints a rich and engrossing world of vampires,
half-vampires and witches– each with their own agenda. Cheyenne’s struggle to
be free is one that every girl will recognize, and I rooted for her as she
bristled against the roles cast for her by society. It’s the story of a girl
yearning to come into her own powers, powers both frightening and
beautiful."-Maggie Thrash, author of L.A. Times Book Prize nominee
Honor Girl
Kirkus review for Clandestine https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/hannah-rials/clandestineT/
Clandestine
by Hannah Rials book excerpt
Prisoners. Me. Anne. We’re actually
prisoners. Held captive by our own families. For our own good? My
brain’s still having a hard time processing
all this insanity, and we’ve been trapped in here for a week
now. No word from Eli or Mason, or even my
parents, who apparently support this. I keep asking myself
how they can let this happen, how no one is
speaking up against this, and I can’t come up with a good
answer. This is all ridiculous, even for my
parents, who I can’t begin to understand. To let their psychotic
niece imprison their youngest daughter in
order to “fix her” based off some insane plan to overthrow
the vampires?
Everyone’s completely lost their minds.
Are they so desperate for me to be normal that
it’s come to this? I glance at Anne sitting at her desk.
She hasn’t really spoken much since we have
expended all of our escape possibilities. We’ve failed so
many times, but not for lack of trying.
Thomas is just too paranoid and thinks too far ahead. Deuxsang
are highly discouraged from practicing our
abilities on our own kind, but desperate times call for
desperate measures. I tried compelling our
guards—and I somehow succeeded without any training
whatsoever— but we didn’t even make it to
the stairs before Thomas stopped us.
Anne tried dreamwalking, searching for
Mason or Eli or anyone, but we learned that it’s a lot more
complicated than it sounds. You just think
of someone, see their dream, and slip right in, right? Wrong.
Anne got shoved out of so many dreams, and
she couldn’t even find Mason. She ended up with a
migraine that made her throw up all over
the place for a couple days. I really didn’t want to try inflicting,
but seeing Anne so sick, paired with my own
desperation, made me get over it.
Plus, it was kind of fun to see the guards
weak.
That was the closest we came to being free.
I had all of our guards crying out on their knees, wishing for
release. I made myself sick to my stomach.
I had my hand on the front door, when all of a sudden, we
were both knocked to the ground. My eyes
went black when my head cracked against the cold tile of
the Lacroix’s foyer. We didn’t even see who
hauled us back upstairs and locked us in our impassable
tower. Ever since then, Anne hasn’t said
much to me.
It’s been three days, and I’m going mad.
I’m normally the one telling her to shut up, but now I can barely
get a syllable out of her. It’s like she’s
broken. And I get it, I guess. This is all falls back on me. My cousin
is the one with the insane, suicidal plan;
my family is the one keeping us here. I’m the one they need to
“fix.” My boyfriend…ex-boyfriend…is the one
who got himself kidnapped. If it weren’t for being friends
with me, she’d be cuddled up in some jazz
club, listening to Monde Musique and staring all moon-eyed
at Mason. Life would be normal.
Well, as normal as a rule-breaking Deuxsang
can get.
And now she knows the truth about her
brother— that he was different, like me, and the Council took
him for it. Now he’s probably dead. Her parents
let it happen, but what’s worse, they lied to her about
it. How could they do that to her? How
could anyone do that? I saw a piece of her break when her mom
finally told her the truth. She can’t look
at either of her parents now. Again, that’s my fault.
About the Author
As Maryville native
and a senior in college at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Hannah Rials
began writing her first novel, Ascension, at age twelve. Her first YA novel
Ascension is a modern day teenage romance filled with "double-blooded"
vampires and revengeseeking witches. Published by Aletha Press of Maryville, TN
is the second book in the trilogy, Clandestine, was written and editing while
she was a full-time college student. After graduating from University of
Tennessee at Chattanooga with a BA in Creative Writing, she will be attending
college at Bath Spa University’s MA (England): Creative Writing for Young
People; a yearlong master’s degree.
Hannah is a vampire
fanatic, a New Orleans lover, and a dog obsessor. She loves her friends,
family, and finding new adventures. To keep up with Hannah, you can find plenty
of pictures of her corgi Buddy and her travels on Instagram @herials because
who doesn’t love a cute corgi picture? Connect with Hannah on Facebook, Twitter
and via her website.
“I feel like I am
living proof that dreams do come true.”- Hannah Rials
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