Shimmering Silence: Book Eight Of The Heart Of The Citadel (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781989022931)

The government is planning to leave humanity behind. Avalon Gainsborough is the only one who can stop them.

In a world where the land is dying and the powerful few are secretly preparing their escape, Avalon knows the truth - and ESSA will do anything to keep it buried.

When the resistance's Erlea base is wiped out, scientists kidnapped, and their most critical research stolen, the SOS is left reeling. With a dangerous gang potentially compromised, trust becomes a luxury none of them can afford. Now Avalon must go deeper undercover than ever before - not as a shadow in the dark, but as a university student, surrounded by enemies she has to smile at every day.

Enrolled under a false name and tasked with infiltrating a suspicious scholarship program, Avalon must navigate lectures, lab work, and a friendship she can't afford to feel - all while tracking down stolen research that could save the world's bees, its soil, and what's left of humanity's future. But getting close to the answers means getting close to people. And getting close to people means getting hurt.

Meanwhile, the clock is ticking. ESSA's arks won't wait forever.

Shimmering Silence is a gripping YA dystopian thriller packed with espionage, ecological stakes, and a heroine who must decide how far she's willing to bend the rules - and her conscience - to save everything she loves.