Draft:Norah The Lives of the Royals

Norah The Lives of the Royals is a young adult novel written by Rachel P. Singleton. It was published October 11, 2023 by Write Away! Publishing and was distributed to multiple bookstores online by Draft2Digital. It is 188 pages in total.

Synopsis

The story centers around multiple characters but most King Favian, Queen Ysmay, and the two sisters Avieka and Cysta. The book is set in the fictional universe of Secondarium with is an alternate universe where things are fantastical and time goes faster. In the book, it is described in a literal sense that there is no color. Reason being that the Great Dragon, the antagonist of the story, stole it all away. So King Favian finds Avieka and Cysta to go on a journey of self-discovery to defeat him.

About the chracters

Avieka: Avieka (age 16) is the oldest of her sisters. (Cysta, Crin, and Dorothea.) She is described to have a bookish personality and her dream is to be an inventor. Throughout the book, it is teased that her and her family have been haunted by a friend of her and Cysta because she did something terrible to her family, but tells at near the end of the story.

Cysta: Cysta (age 13) is Avieka's sister who aspires to be an herbalist. Like Avieka, she has been torn apart by what Dziva had done to her family. She is described to be smart and bubbly.

Dziva: Avieka and Cysta's past friend who hurt there family as to be detailed what she did later in the story.

King Favian: The ruler of Augustopia, King Favian is described to be strong and all-knowing. He seems to have the powers to do the impossible whereas most people don't believe that, only few do. He is the main reason the book has its name as well as his mother Queen Ysmay.

Queen Ysmay: The ruler beside King Favian in Augustopia, Queen Ysmay is described to be beautiful and caring and can say things without saying anything at all.

Yarkiy: Yarkiy is Avieka's suspected love interest and is also deserved to be kind and bookish as well and lives in the castle with King Favian.

The Great Dragon: The Antagonist of the book as previously mentioned.

Of course there are more side characters, but as not to release spoilers, there bios are not posted.