Akarnae by Lynette Noni

Alexandra Jennings thought nothing could be worse than being shipped off to a boarding school – until she walks through a magical doorway and finds herself stranded in Medora, a fantasy world full of impossibilities.

Desperate to return home, she learns that only a man named Professor Marselle can help her … but he’s missing.

While waiting for him to reappear, Alex attends Akarnae Academy, Medora’s school for teenagers with extraordinary gifts. She soon starts to enjoy her bizarre new world and the friends who embrace her as one of their own, but strange things are happening at Akarnae, and Alex can’t ignore her fear that something unexpected … something sinister … is looming.

An unwilling pawn in a deadly game, Alex’s shoulders bear the crushing weight of an entire race’s survival. Only she can save the Medorans, but what if doing so prevents her from ever returning home?

Will Alex risk her entire world – and maybe even her life – to save Medora?

Join Alex and ’embrace the wonder’ of The Medoran Chronicles, the YA fantasy epic from bestselling author Lynette Noni. Each book in the series invites you deeper into Medora, expanding the world and unravelling the mystery of Akarnae Academy – and beyond.

Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Stephanie Garber, Brigid Kemmerer and Victoria Aveyard, with relatable characters plunged into a world of intrigue, danger and magic. This page-turning fantasy series about friendship, finding yourself and the ultimate battle of good versus evil will delight readers as they discover the mysteries of Medora.

‘Lynette Noni is a marvellous and inventive storyteller, whose books are absolutely impossible to put down. I can’t wait to see what she comes up with next!’ – Sarah J. Maas, #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Throne of Glass and A Court of Thorns and Roses series

Desperate for more? Explore the whole thrilling series!

The Medoran Chronicles

• Book 1: Akarnae
• Book 2: Raelia
• Book 3: Draekora
• Book 4: Graevale
• Book 5: Vardaesia

The Medoran Chronicles companion titles:

• We Three Heroes (novella collection)
• Kaldoras (epilogue book)

Perfect for:

• Fans of fantasy, found family, slow-burn romance, sentient libraries, immortal princes – and dragons!
• New fans of fantasy of all ages, including younger readers looking to move from middle-grade up to YA.
• Readers of young adult fiction.
• Gift givers looking for their next fantasy obsession.
• Anyone with a love for books with strong female leads.

EMBRACE THE WONDER: Book 1 of The Medoran Chronicles

About the Author: Australian author Lynette Noni studied journalism, academic writing, and human behaviour at university before venturing into the world of fiction. She is the #1 bestselling and award-winning author of The Prison Healer series, The Medoran Chronicles, the Whisper duology, and Wandering Wild. To date, her books have sold more than one million copies in over 20 countries across the globe.

25 Nov 2025
 

Akarnae: Book 1 of The Medoran Chronicles: Volume 1 by Lynette Noni ISBN 9781761217364