Powerless by Lauren Roberts is the New York Times bestselling debut novel that launches a sensational young adult dystopian romantasy trilogy, dragging readers into a ruthless, high-stakes kingdom where having no magic is a literal death sentence.
Told through rich, alternating perspectives, the narrative unfolds in the brutal kingdom of Ilya, a society completely fractured by a historic plague that left the elite survivors with unique, lethal powers, while those born without magic known as Ordinaries are branded as disease-carrying threats and systematically executed. Paedyn Gray is an Ordinary who has managed to survive the kingdom’s harsh surveillance state by posing as a psychic, using her razor-sharp observation skills to pickpocket and blend into the bustling streets of Loot. Her quiet efforts to remain invisible are shattered when she unknowingly rescues Kai Azer, the fiercely lethal Enforcer of the King and prince of the realm, from a deadly attack. A chaotic chain of events forces Paedyn directly into the spotlight when she is selected to compete in the Purging Trials a brutal, highly public exhibition designed to showcase Elitist abilities. Forced into a volatile, high-stakes partnership with Kai while training for the deadly games, Paedyn must navigate an intense, enemies-to-lovers slow-burn tension while fiercely guarding her ordinary identity. As deep political intrigue unravels and a quiet rebellion threatens to tear the kingdom apart, Paedyn and Kai must outsmart deadly adversaries, knowing that their undeniable connection could upend the entire empire if the truth is exposed.
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