Status Prime: The Swarm (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798182823944)

Status Prime is an academy where gifted students learn to control their abilities, climb the ranks, and earn the right to become the strongest protectors in the world.Thirteen-year-old Reia Uha never expected to attend Status Prime Academy. Her older brother Kael is already one of its elite Class 4 students, but Reia would rather stay out of the spotlight than follow in his footsteps.Then a special invitation changes everything.To earn her place, Reia must survive an entrance battle against one of the academy's professors. But getting accepted is only the beginning. As she learns to control her steam-based ability, Reia discovers that Status Prime isn't simply a school-it is a system built around power, competition, and the expectations placed on its students.When her parents force her into an early promotion exam, Reia pushes herself beyond her limits while making unexpected allies among the academy's older students. But just as she prepares to prove she belongs, an attack by a mysterious organization known as the Swarm throws the academy into chaos.With her brother injured, the academy's defenses destroyed, and the Swarm searching for something hidden inside Status Prime, Reia is forced into a fight far bigger than her own promotion.At Status Prime, becoming stronger comes with a price.