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Elysium Girls

By: Kate Pentecost
Narrated by: Rebecca Gibel
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From a lush, dazzlingly original new voice in YA fantasy comes an epic clash of witches, gods, and demons as the fate of humanity hangs in the balance.

Elysium, Oklahoma, is a town like any other. Respectable. God-fearing. Praying for an end to the Dust Bowl - until the day the Dust Soldiers arrive - until the people of Elysium learn it's all a lie. You see, there isn't only one god. There are two sisters: Life and Death. And the Sisters like to gamble against each other with things like time and space and human lives.

Elysium is to become the play board in a ruthless game between the goddesses. The Dust Soldiers will return in ten years' time, and if the people of Elysium have not proved themselves worthy, all will be slain.

Nearly 10 years later, 17-year-old Sal Wilkerson is called upon to lead Elysium as it prepares for the end of the game. But then an outsider named Asa arrives at Elysium's gates with nothing more than a sharp smile and a bag of magic tricks, and the frightened townspeople flock to this side. Sal tries to prove herself the best witch to lead Elysium, only to trigger a terrible accident that gets both her and Asa exiled into the brutal Desert of Dust and Steel.

There Sal and Asa stumble upon a gang of girls headed by another exile - a young witch everyone in Elysium believes to be dead. As the apocalypse looms, seven girls and one demon will use their gifts to create a cavalry of magic-powered scrap-metal horses to ride to Elysium's aid. But they must do more than simply tip the scales in Elysium's favor. Only by reinventing the rules can they beat Life and Death at their own game.

©2020 Kate Pentacost (P)2020 Blackstone Publishing

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Loved It!

I can honestly say I've never read a story like it. It was compelling, and I could never quite predict what was going to happen. Made it near impossible to stop listening to. Solid read all around!

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Love the characters!

The story line kept a good pace and I was never trudging along to get to the good part. I really liked how well the characters were described. I felt like their personalities shone through and brought so much to the book. This was a delightfully surprising and entertaining book. Thanks Kate Pentecost, I’ll be reading “That Dark Infinity” and look forward to what you come up with next!!

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Brilliant book

this is probably my favorite fantasy release this year so far - exactly what I had been wanting more of, Western inclusive fantasy with awesome characters & story! definitely worth picking up! I actually slowed my speed down to enjoy it longer!

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Excellent blend of fantasy and reality

I loved it!! Excellent picture painting with words. Magic set in historical time frame with great characters and an excellent story line. I loved the heros and heroines and the antagonists!

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