{"product_id":"2940045672405","title":"Hasea Chronicles Books I \u0026 II (The Awakening \u0026 The Veil: Corruption)","description":"\u003cp\u003eCompilation of books 1 \u0026amp; 2 in the bestselling Hasea Chronicles urban fantasy series. (For ages 14+)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Awakening:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlexander Eden is one unhappy teenager. A geeky, social pariah, he's the victim of constant bullying at school. His home life isn't much better with a stepfather who resents him and a half brother who is better than him at everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut that all changes the day the mysterious and beautiful Gabriella De Luca walks into his life. Everyone wants to know her, to be with her. But she is interested in Alex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause Alex is different.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon afterwards he is thrown into a world he never thought possible. A world where he and others like him are the last line of defence. A world where an ancient unspeakable evil lurks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvil which seeks to consume him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Veil: Corruption:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s been six months since Alex and Gabriella stood against The Sorrow and won. The Veil still stands uncrossed, and with every passing day the possibility of finding the person stolen from Alex alive diminishes. But after an influx of new Awakenings, the Alliance is being stretched to breaking point. A melancholic Sophia is acting mysteriously and Sage Faru has set the formidable task of gathering a team of Guardians willing to enter Pandemonia. Meanwhile the looming threat of a new, stronger SOS hides in the shadows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut that is the least of Alex’s worries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomething is growing inside of him. Something dark and vengeful that whispers in the silence. Something that plagues his dreams with visions of a horrifying apocalypse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn apocalypse he will start.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Gabriella struggles to hold everything together and Alex struggles not to fall apart, one thing becomes clear. Before they can cross the Veil and stand against Hades, Alex must first defeat his greatest enemy. Himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDILECTI SURGEMUS - SOCII POLLEMUS\u003cbr\u003e(Chosen we rise - Allied we prevail)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stuart Meczes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47181266092272,"sku":"2940045672405","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940045672405_p0.jpg?v=1763682048","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940045672405","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}