CURRENTLY READING (#33): RAVEN SONG by I.A. ASHCROFT

"Once upon a time... this was when the world had sung to him, the dream-walker, the song-weaver, the star-stringer."

"Therapists didn't like hearing stories about dead animals following children around. They didn't like stories about shadows slithering up the walls either, or monsters in the dark. The nightmares had been enough for them to handle."

Facts:

Title: Raven Song

Author: I.A Ashcroft

Series: (Inoki's Game)

Raven Song #1

Publisher: Pronoun

Publication Year: 2016

Format: Ebook

Pages: 290

Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Dystopia, Post Apocalyptic...

"One bird turned and stared at Jackson, then turned away, pecking at a malformed lump. Jackson only realized what he truly was seeing as the raven took flight, tearing away an eye in its bleak."

Summary: 

A century ago, the world burned. Even now, though rebuilt and defiant, civilization is still choking on the ashes. 

Jackson, a smuggler, lives in the shadows, once a boy with no memory, no name, and no future. Ravens followed him, long-extinct birds only he could see, and nightmares flew in their wake. Once, Jackson thought himself to be one of the lucky few touched by magic, a candidate for the Order of Mages. He is a man now, and that dream has died. But, the ravens still follow. The nightmares still whisper in his ear. 

Anna’s life was under the sun, her future bright, her scientific work promising. She knew nothing of The Bombings, the poisoned world, or the occult. One day, she went to work, and the next, she awoke in a box over a hundred years in the future, screaming, fighting to breathe, and looking up into the eyes of a smuggler. Anna fears she’s gone crazy, unable to fill the massive hole in her memories, and terrified of the strange abilities she now possesses. 

The Coalition government has turned its watchful eyes towards them. The secret factions of the city move to collect them first. And, old gods stir in the darkness, shifting their pawns on the playing field. 

If Anna and Jackson wish to stay free, they must learn what they are and why they exist. 

Unfortunately, even if they do, it may be too late.