Description
Where names are stolen, and survival becomes defiance.
Mouse, the first book in The Elmnas Chronicles, introduces readers to a girl who awakens with no memory, only a number carved into her skin and a scar on her hand that marks her as property. Taken to the Misty Summit Healing Camp, she quickly learns this is no place of recovery, but a brutal system of labor, punishment, and control.
In a world blanketed by mist and ruled by shadowy overseers, the girl finds her voice, her courage, and—most importantly—her name: Mouse. Through forced labor in dangerous factories, whispered alliances, and small acts of rebellion, Mouse begins to carve out her identity in a place designed to erase it.
Kaylena Radcliff builds a vivid dystopian landscape where survival is tenuous, compassion is dangerous, and curiosity itself can invite punishment. Yet beneath the grit and despair runs a current of hope—of friendship, of memory, and of the possibility of freedom.
Highlights include:
- A protagonist who reclaims her identity in a system that denies names and humanity.
- The terrifying atmosphere of Misty Summit, part prison, part factory, part indoctrination camp.
- Stark portraits of cruelty, loyalty, and quiet defiance.
- Glimpses of a wider world beyond the mist, where secrets and dangers await.
Unflinching and deeply human, Mouse is a haunting start to The Elmnas Chronicles, perfect for fans of dystopian fantasy who crave stories of resilience and the fragile spark of hope in the darkest of places.
Written by Kaylena Radcliff
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