You’ve entered Beyond — congratulations! But entry is only the beginning. Before you can become a full Protector, you must complete rigorous training, prove your courage, and earn your place within a new family - your gard. Along the way, you’ll discover your strengths, forge powerful bonds, and uncover which fiercer is destined to stand beside you. Which fiercer will choose you? Which gard will become your home?
Join us for the launch of the new fantasy middle-grade by Shara Curlett, Protector of Beyond. Shara will be in-conversation with Bethany Loveridge, and will guide kids through a quiz to find out which gard they belong to and to find their pet fiercers!
About the book:
The moment you enter the Arbiter, your fate is sealed. If you spark, you fight! Twelve-year-old Elder Triss never expected to produce a spark so rare - and so dangerous. But when she is torn from everything she knows and thrown into the mysterious world known as Beyond, she learns there is only one path forward: survive the trials and earn a place at the Academy of Protectors. To get there, Elder must train for battle, face terrifying magical creatures and outlast friends who are quickly becoming rivals. But Beyond is more dangerous than it seems, and someone is trying to stop Elder from reaching the academy – and making it out alive...
About the author:
Shara Curlett grew up surrounded by stories, from her mum’s bedtime reads to her dad’s whimsical space adventures. She wrote her first ‘novels’ at ten and rediscovered her passion for writing in 2016, completing two full-length manuscripts. A lifelong fantasy fan, she now writes to spark imagination in young readers, believing creativity fosters resilience. Shara lives on Auckland’s Hibiscus Coast with her husband, two kids, two dogs, and a dragon (bearded, but she’s still claiming it).
Magical creatures, perilous trials, and one unbelievable adventure in this new blockbuster fantasy series.