THE SON OF THE KING
BY ALISHA SMITH
The crown of the Exiles should have been Devver’s from birth. He could blame the Veraldi traitors who had banished their brethren to the cursed Mevrimel mountains. He could blame the dark nature of the mountains themselves. But it was Devver who’d failed, and Devver who had lost his title at the age of five.
Now the king is offering forgiveness, and Devver doesn’
ASK THE CAT
BY N.J. MAHAYNI
When reluctant, 11-year-old Nick is sent to live with his eccentric aunt in Damascus, Syria, he finds himself in a strange country with relatives he barely knows and no friends. Irritated and determined to be miserable, Nick is consoled by his aunt’s large, white cat, Ajax—who talks and needs Nick’s help to solve a centuries-old mystery.
Ajax pulls Nick into a remarkable