Genn, Laura,

Between sun and shadow / Laura Genn. - First edition. - 457 pages ; 21 cm

Sixteen-year-old Kori struggles to be a dutiful heiress to the Daylands, a post-cataclysmic society reliant on chip implants to retain memory. With a strict routine and an overly cautious mother, Kori has only one friend, Aspect -- an industrial robot she's repurposed. Determined to awaken sentience in her metal companion, Kori crash-lands in enemy territory while hunting for a memory that might do the trick. Ravaged by radiation from a meteorite, the citizens of the Shadowlands have evolved into beast-like creatures with supernatural abilities. Adria, a winged mutant, has wrested control of the Shadowlands from her bloodthirsty parents -- but not everyone is so willing to embrace her leadership. What better way to instill confidence in her court than by capturing a foreign princess and demanding ransom? However, what began as a political maneuver transforms into a potent attraction as Kori's longing for relationship echoes Adria's own. Granted free rein of Adria's fortress, Kori stumbles upon a startling revelation that could upend the Daylands entirely. As rebellion grows and Adria's precarious hold on her throne wavers, Adria and Kori must join forces to avert all-out war. Does a queen of shadows really stand a chance with a princess of sunlight? Or has the chasm between their nations grown too wide? A science-fantasy 'Beauty and the Beast,' this action-packed adventure is written in dual points of view and layered with a charming robot, a cuddly three-headed dog, mind-bending twists, and sapphic yearning.

ISBN: 9781682638187 1682638189

LCCN: 2025047581

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Teenage girls--Fiction.
Princesses--Fiction.
Implants, Artificial--Fiction.
Robots--Fiction.
Life on other planets--Fiction.
Mutation (Biology)--Fiction.
Cooperation--Fiction.

LC Class. No.: PZ7.1.G4713 / Be 2026

Dewey Class. No.: GENN / Laur