Once again, scrapping the format I've come to love because ONCE AGAIN I decided to consume the series in a binge. This complete set contains all five books in the Air Awakens: Vortex Chronicles series: Once Vi embarks on her epic journey of adventure, romance, family, and duty, there will be no turning back. But the ultimate triumph will require the ultimate sacrifice. Locked together with the fate of a dying world, Vi sets off to uncover the truth of a magic that wasn't made for mortal hands. Vi knows she should fear him and his shadowed past, but he may just be the only one who really knows what's happening to her. From his pointed ears to enchanting eyes and silver tongue, he's nothing like anyone she's ever met before. As her Empire falters from political infighting and a deadly plague, Vi trains in secret under a deadly sorcerer from a distant land. When Crown Princess Vi Solaris finds out she has a rare and deadly power, she must make a choice:īut the choice isn't as simple as it appears, because her magic is the key to saving the world. But the unexpected happens when the world is ending.
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