Anathema

Forget prophecy. Make your own destiny. Sheltered from the outside world with no hope for escape, slave girl Reychel dreads her fifteenth birthday - when her master's symbol is burned on the back of her bald scalp. Her best friend disappears the night before, leaving her to face the branding ceremony alone. She soon discovers nothing is as it seems when people desperate for freedom beg for Reychel's help. Can Reychel learn to believe in herself? Other Books by Megg: The Initiate - a novelette bridging the Cloud Prophet Trilogy and The Swarm Trilogy Cloud Prophet Trilogy: Anathema Oubliette Severed The Swarm Trilogy Sleepers Afterlife The Sundering