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Klarke Ascher has a singular goal: to become an Ascenditure, a member of the kingdom's elite climbing team who scale the treacherous peaks of Miter's Backbone in search of an elusive medicine to treat the lung sickness that ails the populace. However, in a kingdom governed by centuries of tradition, where women are legally bound to home and hearth, owned by the men they are forced to marry, the Ascenditures have always been male. As the strongest climber of her generation, Klarke's skill and strength are undeniable, and her courage and persistence prompt a civil uprising to which the king is finally forced to concede. Klarke's fight for justice, however, quickly becomes a struggle for survival as fellow Ascenditures, one by one, are inexplicably murdered. For danger lies not only on the icy peaks of treacherous mountains, where ropes are cut and routes are compromised, but in the very halls of power, where the king is determined to see Klarke fail. With the hope of an oppressed generation on her shoulders, Klarke must dig deep within herself to discover the greatest strengths--of muscle and mind--not only to survive but to unravel the sinister conspiracy upon which the foundation of their kingdom rests.

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Sophie Roberts is a multi-award-winning and nominated British female narrator with a naturally warm and approachable RP accent. She has narrated over 150 audiobooks across genres, but her favorites are historical and contemporary fiction, crime, thrillers, histories, and kids' novels. She studied English literature at The University of York, before training at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama as an actor, and has worked in theater throughout the UK and West End. She now works full-time in audio as a voice actor and audiobook narrator and is the recipient of the BBC Carleton Hobbs Radio Award and an AudioFile Earphones Award. Sophie records from her home studio in Berkshire, UK. She also tutors at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in their audio department. Sophie is a member of UK Equity and the Audio Publishers Association (APA). Sophie Roberts is a multi-award-winning and nominated British female narrator with a naturally warm and approachable RP accent. She has narrated over 150 audiobooks across genres, but her favorites are historical and contemporary fiction, crime, thrillers, histories, and kids' novels. She studied English literature at The University of York, before training at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama as an actor, and has worked in theater throughout the UK and West End. She now works full-time in audio as a voice actor and audiobook narrator and is the recipient of the BBC Carleton Hobbs Radio Award and an AudioFile Earphones Award. Sophie records from her home studio in Berkshire, UK. She also tutors at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in their audio department. Sophie is a member of UK Equity and the Audio Publishers Association (APA).

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