Secret War

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An interstellar war kept hidden from Earth. A dangerous girl with deadly secrets. Two college students and an enigmatic country club against an invasion no one knows is coming. Unknown to all but a brave few, a secret war has raged for millennia across far-flung star systems—and now it threatens the quiet suburbs and university quads of Earth. Devin Harrison dreams of more than lectures and cross-country practice. Then he meets Becca Conley. Magnetic, dangerous, and more than a little stuck-up, she pulls Devin and his friends into the mysterious Firelion Club—a front for an interstellar alliance battling the terrifying Unworlded, sentient virus-entities devouring system after system. Becca is a starfighter pilot, and immune to the virus—because all humans are. At least, they’re supposed to be. When a rogue scientist offers Becca’s cancer-stricken mother a forbidden cure, Devin and Becca stumble into a conspiracy that could shatter human immunity forever. Now a handful of in-over-their-heads college students must stop an invasion that’s already begun—and to save humanity, Devin must first earn his place in the Firelion Club. Join the Club. Keep the secret. Defend the Earth. For fans of hidden-world space opera, slow-burn secrets-and-lies romance, and the impossible balancing act of saving the galaxy while surviving college.

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Is Secret War appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 15 and up.

Teens face space combat and an alien invasion while navigating college life. Contains moderate sci-fi violence involving starfighters and virus entities, a slow-burn romance, and themes of illness and sacrifice.