The Chronicles of Sequestria: Journey to Triquentara (The Forgotten Codex)

Sixteen-year-old cousins Fay and Shiloh thought their biggest adventure would be exploring Fire Falls with their squad-the Wild Riders. They were wrong. When an ancient dragon awakens and a mysterious portal opens, all five girls are thrown into Triqentara, a realm where magic and quantum technology merge, and nothing is as it seems.

Separated from their mothers and hunted by the authoritarian Council, Fay, Shiloh, Nadira, Emeenah, and Aeriella must navigate a world of surveillance, cybernetic creatures, and impossible alliances. But when their mothers finally find them, the reunion brings devastating truths: Fay and Shiloh's entire lives have been built on lies. Their real names, their heritage, even their lockets, all designed to hide them from a grandfather who wants to use them as weapons.

Fay and Shiloh are both heirs to the Halcyon-Eidolon bloodline, bearers of ancient magic their mothers bound at birth to keep them safe. For sixteen years, they've lived as ordinary girls in Sequestria, never knowing their true power or the war their mothers fled. Now, in the hidden sanctuary of Ancasteria, they must decide: remain in safety with their powers suppressed, or unbind their magic and join the resistance against the Council's tyranny.

But awakening their heritage means confronting the grandfather who watched their grandmother dissolve into code, the gene-forges designed to purge magic from their bloodlines, and the fathers they never knew existed. As the Council's forces close in and the Wild Riders discover their own hidden powers, the five friends must choose: stay divided and vulnerable, or stand together and fight.

Some legacies are worth fighting for. Even if it means going to war.

A.J. Hailstock is the author of The Chronicles of Sequestria: Journey to Triquentara, a young adult fantasy novel, and co-author of The Secret Society of the Grambler Tree, a middle-grade adventure and the first book in the Forgotten Codex universe.She is the founder of Sunstar Station Publishing and the creator of the Forgotten Codex, an expansive crossover fantasy universe where solarpunk magic and cyberpunk ambition collide, all rooted in Gullah Geechee ancestral wisdom.In addition to writing fantasy, A.J. is the author of the children's books Have You Seen My Vroom, Vroom? and Akilah and the Red Shoes. Her stories are written for every child who has ever been told their story wasn't big enough to tell. Through memorable characters and imaginative worlds, she blends mystery, adventure, and magic to inspire readers of all ages.When she's not writing, A.J. enjoys spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She hopes her stories will continue to spark joy, curiosity, and imagination in readers for generations to come.