Last Sunrise in Eterna
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
Three teenagers are invited to spend seven days on the secluded island floating off the coast of Puerto Rico to learn the magic of the elves.
All they have to do is give up their dreams.
Seventeen-year-old goth Sevim Burgos hates elves. Everyone else on earth loves the elves (especially their handsome princes) and would give anything to participate in Eterna’s annual Exchange, where three teens can trade their dreams for a week of elven magic.
But Sevim knows things most people don’t. She can see through the illusions the elves use to conceal their crimes. Ever since elves killed her father, Sevim has longed for revenge. So to help support her single mother, she has been selling abandoned elf corpses on the black market.
But it turns out that the elf prince Aro has noticed Sevim bodysnatching, so he kidnaps her mother in retaliation. To get her mother back, Sevim must participate in the Exchange.
In the home of the elves, Sevim will have to surrender her dreams and put her trust in the charming prince who took the last family member she has in order to master the art of elf magic. And in working with him, she will discover how the royal elves might be more tied to her own history than she ever suspected.
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Three human teens are whisked away to Eterna, an elven island off the coast of Puerto Rico, to participate in a magical event in this enticing fantasy by Ortiz (Dragonblood Ring). To make ends meet following her father's murder by elves, 17-year-old Sevim Burgos begins scavenging and selling elf corpses to her father's childhood friend, corrupt Doctor Ramírez. When elf prince Aro Herrera catches Sevim in the act, Doctor Ramírez denies any involvement with Sevim and coldly fires her. Sevim's mother is then kidnapped by Aro, who promises to set her free if Sevim participates in the annual Exchange, a weeklong event that takes place on Eterna. During the occasion, three human teens give up their ability to dream in exchange for temporary use of magic to complete challenges. As the event unfolds, Sevim learns that Eterna is home to even more treacherous secrets than she realized, and saving her mother becomes the least of her worries. Ortiz imbues the narrative's worldbuilding and magic system with abundant cultural details, entrenching the high-stakes competition with a deep appreciation for Puerto Rican lore. Through a large cast containing characters of varying abilities, sexualities, and skin tones, the author explores myriad themes of grief and identity. Ages 14–up.
