Acquisition
Australia
:
Traditional Evolution
,
2013
11028027
2013
single work
novel
young adult
fantasy
'What would you risk if you were running out of time to have the thing you wanted most?
'Meka: Bioorganic life forms that can look like anything, be anything, and are bonded to one person forever. Some might be cute and fluffy, others are warriors. It is your DNA that decides.
'Champion meka fighters are celebrities. Rich and famous, their battles are televised for millions of cheering fans. They even have their own action figures. A new law states only those with citizenship can own meka, making it an impossible dream for the poor living at the city’s edge.
'Becoming a champion fighter is thirteen year old Eli’s only hope of escaping the slums. However he can’t raise the money to buy his own meka before the law is passed.
'A grifter named Kalex offers Eli a trade: meka of his own, if he competes in an illegal fight to the death. When his meka ‘Phyre’ hatches, Eli realises there is no way she can win, but Kalex has no intention of letting him or Phyre escape alive. As he flees deeper into the city, Eli knows Kalex is on his tail. And it’s only a matter of time before Kalex finds them...'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Duplicity
Australia
:
Traditional Evolution
,
2016
11028171
2016
single work
novel
young adult
fantasy
'How much are you willing to sacrifice to save someone else’s life?
'Meka: Bioorganic life forms that can look like anything, be anything, and are bonded to one person forever. Some might be cute and fluffy, others are warriors. It is your DNA that decides.
'Since Squall rescued Phyre and Eli from Nightshop, she hasn’t been sleeping well. Nightmares of that day continue to haunt her, and it’s affecting her ability to focus. To make things worse, the annual meka exhibition is only weeks away, and to compete Squall and Eli need a squad of four. The situation is already impossible, but at the exhibition’s gala dinner Viridis Morelia, the woman who kidnapped Phyre, is introduced as Lifesphere Inc’s new media liaison officer.
'Drant Ellis tries to warn Squall that if she and her new team compete, she isn’t just going to lose. She’s going to die in an ‘accident’ and Viridis will escape blame-free.
'When Drant goes missing, Squall realizes the cost for protecting her is going to be his life. Time is running out for Squall to escape Viridis’ plan. And time is running out for Drant.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
