Her Distinctive voice may be her only chance.Īll is not smooth sailing on the 1 year voyage to Atlantis. Gwen refuses to accept this and she feels that she must fight for the earth teenagers and also for her family back on earth. The Teenagers from Earth will in effect be treated as 'second class' citizens without certain rights. Which under Atlantis laws, will not be permitted except in certain circumstances.

Gwens job will be to record everything that happens within the fleet, which must be recorded in a factual manner - no bias or emotional details.Īt the beginning of this book, all the teenagers were required to choose a status - Civilian or Cadet. Gwen is also assigned to be the Historian and Chronicler to Aeson Kass, who turns out to be Prince Aeson Kassiopei, the Crown Prince of the Atlantis Royal Family. Gwen also receives private Court protocol lessons and private Voice lessons. Subjects include Pilot training, Weapons, Language, Tech and Culture Lessons. So for the next 12 months, 10 million Earth teenagers between the ages of 12 and 18 are now on board a fleet of Ark Ships that are flying back to Atlantis, which appears to be in the Pegasus Galaxy - not in the Milky way Galaxy. George remains on eaith with his parents. The oldest brother George was let down by his team, when the entire team (except for George) was wiped out during the final qualifying race in the 1st book of this series. Gwen Lark and 2 of her 3 siblings have Qualified to be saved from Earth and to be taken to Atlantis. Before the end of the journey, Gwen must convince him that she has what it takes to compete in the deadly Games of the Atlantis Grail. And now, her unique Logos voice makes her an extremely valuable commodity to the Atlanteans-so much so that her enigmatic commanding officer Aeson Kassiopei, who is also the Imperial Prince of Atlantis, has taken an increasingly personal interest in her. Fleet Cadet or Civilian? Friend or lover? Average or extraordinary? Can she make new friends? Can she trust the old ones, such as Logan Sangre, her sexy high school crush and an Earth special operative? Time and time again, Gwen's uncanny ability to come up with the best answer in a crisis saves her life and others.

Now faced with a year-long journey in space, life in a wondrously alien environment, and many tough life choices, Gwen must decide who or what she will become. But do you have what it takes to Compete? With Earth about to be destroyed by an extinction level asteroid, teenage nerd, geek, and awkward smart girl Gwen Lark, barely Qualified for rescue onboard one of the thousands of ark-ships headed to the ancient colony planet Atlantis.

Compete by vera nazarian