A gripping, propulsive YA fantasy novel from award-winning author and social media superstar Alex Aster, "Lightlark is an ebullient, fast-paced fantasy with a beautifully rendered world that seethes with intrigue, romance and tension. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough" (#1 New York Times bestselling author Sabaa Tahir).  . An Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller  .  . Welcome to the Centennial..  . Every hundred years, the island of Lightlark...

Sixteen-year-old Willowdean wants to prove to everyone in her small Texas town that she is more than just a fat girl, so, while grappling with her feelings for a co-worker who is clearly attracted to her, Will and some other misfits prepare to compete in the beauty pageant her mother runs.

Cade barely managed to survive the duel with the Hydra Alpha-- but the Games are far from over. By order of their cruel overlord, Abaddon, Cade and his friends are sent off to war against the Greys, a humanoid race who have far surpassed humans in technology on their home planet. This attempt to move up the leaderboard... and leads Cade to a game-changing revelation: The Pantheon, the millennia-old alien masterminds behind the Games, have a weakness....

Throughout history, people have vanished with no explanation. A group of teenagers is about to discover why. Cade is settling into a new boarding school, contemplating his future, when he finds himself transported to another realm. He soon realizes this new world is populated with lost remnants from the past: prehistoric creatures, ancient relics, and--stranger still--people. Overwhelmed by his new surroundings, Cade has little time to adjust, for...