The Rise Of Io

The Rise Of IoElla Patel 'thief, con artist and smuggler' is in the wrong place at the wrong time. One night, on the border of a demilitarized zone run by the body swapping alien invaders, she happens upon a man and woman being chased by a group of assailants. The man freezes, leaving the woman to fight off five attackers at once, before succumbing. As she dies, to both Ella and the man's surprise, the sparkling light that rises from the woman enters Ella, instead

From Lake Karakul in China to the Western Highlands in Papua New Guinea

This novel s beauty lies in Enright s spare

or a little sister

admirable qualities

not a bowl

and Tupac Shakur

like her father

'Everything

they always have a wisecrack - and each other

puncturing the inflated reputations of the overrated

"--Rick Riordan "Enthralling

Whatever it takes