Eric Kent Edstrom

Daughter of Nothing: the Scion Chronicles #1 Eric Kent Edstrom

The Scion ChroniclesA refreshing new series for fans of YA science fiction by the author of The Undermountain Saga. Edstrom is back again with his lovable characters, thrilling adventures, and shocking twists.Daughter of Nothing (Book One)Few people even know that the Scion School exists. Tucked away on a private Caribbean island, the school is host to thirty-six exceptionally gifted students, all orphans. They train and study every day to prepare themselves for an immense responsibility, to lead humankind back from the brink of extinction. 

At least, that's what they've been told. 

Among the thirty-six is Jacey, 17, one of four Scions in the Eagle class. She is the favorite of the 93-year-old headmaster, Dr. Carlhagen. But when Jacey overhears a conversation between a strange visitor and one of the school's first graduates, she learns a stunning fact about her future. One that Dr. Carlhagen has kept from all the Scions. 

Following the cryptic clues given to her by the school's AI professor, Jacey races to untangle the truth of who the Scions are, and what the headmaster really means when he says they are bound for a great destiny.