Unexpected Tales: Four Stories of Kaiatan (Unexpected Heroes)

Four countries. Four trials. Four heroes with the courage to change everything.In an underwater village in Nokailana, can the friendship of the new boy and a pretty girl last, or will his arrogant dad ruin everything?In Iskra, a young man must stay in alone for a month to be considered an adult, if the desert doesn't kill him first.In Darrendra, land of the shape-shifters, a young woman aims to be a five-year champion in a cross-country horse race.In winged Ioj, a newly chosen priest finds his back-country origins to be a disadvantage that might send him home.Each short story carries the heartbeat of a different world, yet together they hum in harmony as snapshots of courage, belonging, and quiet heroism. These thrilling selections are from Unexpected Heroes, a clean YA secondary world fantasy series. They can be read in any order without spoilers.