The Exiled

Six months after the Arcadia set sail, the ship is wrecked, and its inhabitants are in exile. Esther and Nik, the architects of the rebellion, are on the run, and a new villain, Admiral Janek, is in town. Nik and Esther find themselves in a world of betrayals and double crossings, and it's time for the final showdown.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 496 pages
Publication date: 20 July 2023
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK

Six months have passed since the Arcadia set sail for the first time in forty years, but the inhabitants were not satisfied with the freedom they had hoped for. Esther Crossland, the architect of the rebellion, has left a trail of destruction in her wake. The wrecked ship is abandoned, and its inhabitants are trapped in sprawling make-shift shelters made up of warehouses, tents, and shipping containers. Esther and Nik, the architects of the rebellion, are on the run. Esther is in hiding, desperate to do something to help her people, while Nik seems to have abandoned all hope on a journey that takes him further and further from home. Neither of them wants to face up to their true feelings about one another.

Not only that, a new villain has emerged in town. With the fall of Commander Hadley, Admiral Janek is left to deal with the traitors, and her own past is beginning to catch up with her. Then, the shaky ceasefire negotiated by General Lall, Nik's mother, falls apart. Nik and Esther find themselves in a world of betrayals and double crossings, a game of power with no one to trust but themselves.

It's time for the final showdown.

Weight: 344g
Dimension: 128 x 197 x 34 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780241508053