The Lightning's Claim

To walk outside is to dance with death—

and Kitieri Manon knows all the steps: Don't stand out. Don't make friends. And, when the warnings start, run as fast as you can.

Every day is a fight for survival in a world terrorized by the deadly lightning they call the Blue Killer. The Churches call it divine punishment, but Kitieri has only ever known the good to suffer. It's easy for the elites to preach, hoarding the life-saving cintra while the poor die in droves.

As the Strikes grow increasi...