Bloodline: Rise by Jonatan Håkansson

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A decade of peace coming to an end, the rumour of a queen’s return. When the Iron Jarl waged war against the mountains eleven years ago it was to free the north of the clans’ tyranny. Left in their wake, however, was but mistrust and twisted ambitions. A fickle balance upheld by the old families now toppled over as a witch is found within the Willslocks’ lands. A bloodline at stake, the haunting words of a life taken. The oath has been broken and the winds whisper of war. What fate awaits the Grayrat house in this realm where legends linger?

The Girl of Precinct Five by Jonatan Håkansson

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If scars tell stories, then Lynn’s arms read like books. A failed augmentation that’d once burnt the skin from her knuckles; that time a Bane-scale got too close, nearly costing her three fingers; and an explosive that’d misfired, robbing her of all mobility in her left shoulder for weeks. Rift Diving was a restless pastime, but it did bring a penny for a dream. One to afford living another day, two to protect what little she has left, three to maybe earn herself a future in a city not her own - to escape the fate of all rats of Precinct Five. Then again, things have seldom worked out for Lynn. Not since the day the Third Rupture stole most of whatever she once cared about. Not since the day she was born.