Crown of Oblivion

In this mesmerizing YA fantasy mash-up of The Road meets The Amazing Race one girl chooses to risk her life in a cutthroat competition in order to win her freedom.     In Lanoria Outsiders who don’t have magic are inferior to Enchanteds who do. That’s just a fact for Astrid an Outsider who is indentured to pay off her family’s debts. She serves as the surrogate for the princess—if Renya steps out of line Astrid is the one who bears the punishment for it. But there is a way out: the life-or-death Race of Oblivion. First racers are dosed with the drug Oblivion which wipes their memories. Then when they awake in the middle of nowhere only cryptic clues—and a sheer will to live—will lead them through treacherous terrain full of opponents who wouldn’t think twice about killing each other to get ahead.But what throws Astrid the most is what she never expected to encounter in this race. A familiar face she can’t place. Secret powers she shouldn’t have. And a confusing memory of the past that if real could mean the undoing of the entire social structure that has kept her a slave her entire life. Competing could mean death…but it could also mean freedom.