The Oaken Queen

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The apocalyptic battle between humanity and the natural world has begun - and Flora Reed may be the only one who can stop it.</strong></p><p></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Lyrical urgent and beautifully written - I couldn't put it down.</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> - Amazon review</span></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A page-turner that leaves you eager for the finale.</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> - Amazon review</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>After barely escaping the collapse of Derwyn Flora Reed and her friends arrive at </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>SEEDS</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> a secretive research facility racing to teach machines to talk to trees. Director Lund believes Flora's rare gift is the missing piece - the key to replicating tree-talk with powerful new technology.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>But Flora doesn't trust SEEDS.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Her name has spread and people want to use her ability for their own ends. As she watches the lab's experiments and listens to the trees Flora begins to suspect SEEDS may be hiding dangerous plans-plans that could make the chaos outside even worse.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>When secrets come to light Flora and her friends are forced to act. With danger closing in and few allies left they must stop a chain of events that could push the world past a point of no return.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>The Oaken Queen</em></strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> is the second book in The Natural Intelligence Revolution Trilogy continuing the mix of supernatural mystery and eco‑thriller suspense that began with </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Lightning Tree</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>.</span></p><p></p>