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The Ascenditure
2024
First Published
4.45
Average Rating
163
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Klarke Ascher has a singular goal: to become an Ascenditure, a member of the kingdom's elite climbing team who scale the treacherous peaks of Miter's Backbone in search of an elusive medicine to treat the lung sickness that ails the populace. However, in a kingdom governed by centuries of tradition, where women are legally bound to home and hearth, owned by the men they are forced to marry, the Ascenditures have always been male. As the strongest climber of her generation, Klarke’ s skill and strength are undeniable, and her courage and persistence prompt a civil uprising to which the king is finally forced to concede. Klarke’ s fight for justice, however, quickly becomes a struggle for survival as fellow Ascenditures, one by one, are inexplicably murdered. For danger lies not only on the icy peaks of treacherous mountains, where ropes are cut and routes are compromised, but in the very halls of power. With the hope of an oppressed generation on her shoulders, Klarke must dig deep within herself to discover the greatest strengths—of muscle and mind—not only to survive but to unravel the sinister conspiracy upon which the foundation of their kingdom rests.
Avg Rating
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Robyn Dabney
Robyn Dabney
Author · 2 books

Robyn Dabney is a fiction writer and freelance copyeditor with a copyediting certification from the University of California San Diego. Her passion for reading, writing, and exploring thrilling stories about unlikely heroes conquering evil started at a young age. Her favorite books span every genre, and she describes her work as having something for everyone—a sprinkle of suspense, a dash of adventure, and a lot of good versus evil. Robyn grew up running around the red rocks and ravines in the deserts of southern Utah—building forts, fighting battles, and living out the lives of all the characters she and her friends created. An avid lover of all things nature and the outdoors, Robyn attended Texas A&M University, where she majored in wildlife biology and natural resource management. She currently lives in Munich, Germany, and maintains a home base in Moab, Utah. When not lost in another dimension creating havoc for her characters and stories or editing other's writing projects, Robyn spends time talking science-fiction and fantasy as a co-host of the Tipsy Nerds Book Club podcast and playing in the great outdoors (usually on the face of a rock). She is represented professionally by agent Lizz Nagle with the Victress Literary Agency. Instagram: @robyndabneyauthor TikTok: @robynwritesstuff Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robyndabneya...

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