Ascend (2011) (edit title/settings)

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• Wendy Kroner: Trylle Princess, she can persuade people and move things with her mind.
• Tove Kroner: Powerful Trylle Markis, he is psychic. He sees people's auras and moves things with his mind.
• Finn Holmes: Tracker, Wendy's ex-boyfriend/first love.
• Oren: Vittra King/Wendy's father, he is very strong and is virtually immune to Wendy's abilities. The best she can do is blow his hair back.
• Elora: Trylle Queen/Wendy's mother, she can paint scenes the future. Acts like she doesn't care about anyone.
• Loki: Vittra Markis, he is very strong.
• Willa Strom: Trylle Marsinna/Wendy's best friend, she controls the wind.
• Matt Everly: Wendy's human 'host' brother.
• Sara: Vittra Queen, she is a healer and wife to Oren.
• Garrett Strom: Trylle Markis/Elora's confidant. Has feelings for Elora. Willa's Father
• Thomas Holmes: Head Tracker/Finn's father. Used to secretly see the queen.
• Duncan: Wendy's tracker/protector.
• Rhys Dahl: Lives in the Palace, Matt's brother, Wendy's "mansklig" - the baby she was switched at birth with.
• Rhiannon: Willa's mansklig.
• Aurora Kroner: Tove's mother, she is a healer, helped plan the royal wedding
• Marksinna Laurent: Often undermines Elora and Wendy's rule.
• Annali Holmes: Finn's mother/Thomas's wife.
• Kyra: Vittra tracker.
• Kenna Tomas: Marksinna of Oslinna.
• Ember Holmes: Finn's little sister.

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• Forening
• Oslinna

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• Trylle: a breed of trolls
• Vittra: a breed of trolls
• Markis: male title given to stronger trolls/'royalty'A title of male Royalty in Trylle and Vittra society. Similar to that of a Duke, it's given to trolls with superior abilities. They have higher ranking than the average Trylle, but less than the King and Queen.
• Marksinna: female title given to stronger trolls/'royalty'A title of female royalty in Trylle and Vittra society.
• Changeling: A child secretly exchanged for another.
• Förening: The Capital and largest city of Trylle society. A compound in the bluffs along the Mississippi River in Minnesota where the palace is located.
• Hobgoblin: An ugly, misshapen troll that stands no more than three feet tall.
• Host Family: The family that the changeling is left with. They are chosen based on their ranking in human society, with their wealth being the primary consideration. The higher ranked member of the Trylle society. the nicer the host family their changeling is left with.
• Kanin: One of the more powerful tribes of trolls left. They are considered quiet and peaceful. They are known for their ability to blend in and like chameleons, their skin can change color to help them blend into their surroundings. Like the Trylle, they still practice changelings, but not nearly as frequently. Only one in ten of their offspring are left as changelings.
• Mänsklig: Often shortened to 'mänks'. The literal translation for the word 'mänsklig is human, but it refers to the human child that is taken when the Trylle offspring is left behind.
• Omte: Only slightly more populous than the Skojare, the Omte tribe of trolls are known to be rude and somewhat ill-tempered. They still practice changelings but pick lower class families than the Trylle. Unlike the other tribes, Omte tend to be less attractive in appearance.
• Persuasion: A mild form of mindcontrol. The ability to cause another person to act a certain way based on thoughts.
• Precognition: Knowledge of something in advance of its occurrence, especially by extrasensory perception.
• Psychokinesis: Blanket term for the production or control of motion, especially in inanimate and remote objects, purportedly by the exercise of psychic powers. This can include mind control, precognition, telekinesis, biological healing, teleportation and transmutation.
• Skojare: A more aquatic tribe of trolls that is nearly extinct. They require large amounts of fresh water to survive and one third of their population possess gills so they are able to breathe underwater. Once plentiful only about five thousand Skojare are left on the entire planet.

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Preceded by Torn.

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1. Amanda Hocking (Author)

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This book has a detailed sex scene, sexual tones and harsh language. Not for children.

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• Books › Teens › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy
• Books › Teens › Literature & Fiction › Love & Romance
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