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Speechless in Achten Tan by Debbie Iancu Haddad
Indie Ink Awards 2022
Nominee:
Writing the Future We Need: LGBTQ+ Representation
Indie Ink Awards 2022 Nominee: Writing the Future We Need: Gay Representation Indie Ink Awards 2022 Nominee: Writing the Future We Need: Bisexual Representation Indie Ink Awards 2022 Finalist: Writing the Future We Need: Disability Representation by a disabled author Indie Ink Awards 2022 Nominee: Best Debut Indie Ink Awards 2022 Nominee: Side Character MVP Indie Ink Awards 2022 Nominee: This Book Made Me Hungry/Thirsty Indie Ink Awards 2022 Nominee: Wittiest Character Indie Ink Awards 2022 Nominee: Best Villain Indie Ink Awards 2022 Nominee: Best Morally Gray Character Indie Ink Awards 2022 Nominee: Best Setting Indie Ink Awards 2022 Nominee: Best Use of Tropes Indie Ink Awards 2022 Nominee: Best Light Read Indie Ink Awards 2022 Nominee: Best Mentor Character Indie Ink Awards 2022 Nominee: Best Book Cover & Cover Artist Indie Ink Awards 2022 Nominee: Best Friendship Mila hasn't spoken in the five years since she became an Onra, a first-level Everfall witch. After failing the test to reclaim her voice and control her magic, her mentor sends eighteen-year-old Mila to Achten Tan–City of Dust–a dangerous desert town, built in the massive ribcage of an extinct leviathan. To reclaim her power, Mila must steal a magical staff capable of releasing it, from Bone Master Opu Haku's sky-high lair. Her only resources are the magical luminous elixirs of the cursed caverns where she grew up, and a band of unlikely allies; a quirky inventor, a giant-ant rider, a healer, a librarian's assistant, a Tar-tule rider, and the chief's playboy son. But in the City of Bones, enemies & friends are not who they seem, and trusting the wrong person can be deadly. If Mila fails, she will never speak again and her bones may be added to the desert. This book includes a kick-ass tattooed witch who can't speak, giant ants, first-person present-tense narration, magic, banter, lots of innuendoes, and cute boys kissing. Young Adult • Fantasy • Diversity Representation/LGBTQ+ |
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