{"product_id":"9781761217364","title":"Akarnae","description":"Author: Lynette Noni\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781761217364\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hardie Grant Children's Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 25 Nov 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 448 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexandra Jennings thought nothing could be worse than being shipped off to a boarding school – until she walks through a magical doorway and finds herself stranded in Medora, a fantasy world full of impossibilities.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n Desperate to return home, she learns that only a man named Professor Marselle can help her … but he's missing.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n While waiting for him to reappear, Alex attends Akarnae Academy, Medora's school for teenagers with extraordinary gifts. She soon starts to enjoy her bizarre new world and the friends who embrace her as one of their own, but strange things are happening at Akarnae, and Alex can't ignore her fear that something unexpected … something \u003ci\u003esinister\u003c\/i\u003e … is looming.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n An unwilling pawn in a deadly game, Alex's shoulders bear the crushing weight of an entire race's survival. Only she can save the Medorans, but what if doing so prevents her from ever returning home?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n Will Alex risk her entire world – and maybe even her \u003ci\u003elife\u003c\/i\u003e – to save Medora?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n Join Alex and ‘embrace the wonder’ of \u003ci\u003eThe Medoran Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e, the YA fantasy epic from bestselling author Lynette Noni. Each book in the series invites you deeper into Medora, expanding the world and unravelling the mystery of Akarnae Academy — and beyond.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n\n Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Stephanie Garber, Brigid Kemmerer and Victoria Aveyard, with relatable characters plunged into a world of intrigue, danger and magic. This page-turning fantasy series about friendship, finding yourself and the ultimate battle of good versus evil will delight readers as they discover the mysteries of Medora. \u003cbr\u003e\n\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n\n ‘Lynette Noni is a marvellous and inventive storyteller, whose books are absolutely impossible to put down. I can’t wait to see what she comes up with next!’ – Sarah J. Maas, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the \u003ci\u003eThrone of Glass\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Court of Thorns and Roses\u003c\/i\u003e series\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDesperate for more? Explore the whole thrilling series! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Medoran Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook 1: \u003ci\u003eAkarnae\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook 2: \u003ci\u003eRaelia\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook 3: \u003ci\u003eDraekora\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook 4:\u003ci\u003e Graevale\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook 5: \u003ci\u003eVardaesia\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Medoran Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e companion titles:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eWe Three Heroes\u003c\/i\u003e (novella collection)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eKaldoras\u003c\/i\u003e (epilogue book)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFans of fantasy, found family, slow-burn romance, sentient libraries, immortal princes – and dragons!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew fans of fantasy of all ages, including younger readers looking to move from middle-grade up to YA.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaders of young adult fiction.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGift givers looking for their next fantasy obsession.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone with a love for books with strong female leads.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46518566781086,"sku":"TLD-9781761217364","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781761217364.jpg?v=1771203015","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781761217364","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}