David Baldacci: Vega Jane and the Secrets of Sorcery (UK 2021)

From the Publisher:
Full of monsters, magic, danger and mystery, Vega Jane and the Secrets of Sorcery is the first title in the thrilling fantasy adventure series by bestselling master storyteller David Baldacci. Illustrated throughout by Tomislav Tomic.

Vega Jane is fourteen when she is secretly given a map that reveals a mysterious world and dangerous creatures beyond the walls of Wormwood, a place no one has ever left - or wanted to. Until now. The map makes her question everything she has ever been told about the place she calls home. Her friend Delph and her dog, Harry Two, are the only ones Vega trusts. Trapped by secrets and lies, they want freedom and truth.

But she will have to fight for freedom. And the truth may cost Vega her life.

Continue the adventure series with Vega Jane and the Maze of Monsters.

Vega Jane and the Secrets of Sorcery was previously published as The Finisher and has been edited for younger readers and re-illustrated throughout.

David Baldacci: Vega Jane and the Secrets of Sorcery. Macmillan Children's Books, ISBN: 9781529037913 (January, 2021), 432 p., £7.99.

David Baldacci: The Finisher (USA 2015)

From the Publisher:
SHE WILL NOT BREAK
Vega Jane was always told no one could leave the town of Wormwood. She was told there was nothing outside but a forest filled with danger and death. And she always believed it -- until the night she saw Quentin Herms run away.

Vega knows Quentin didn't just leave -- he was chased. And he left behind a trail of clues that point to a dark conspiracy at the heart of Wormwood. To follow the clues will attract the attention of influential people willing to kill to keep their secrets. If Vega wants to stay safe, she just needs to keep her head down and her mouth shut. There's only one problem -- Vega Jane never walks away from a fight.

David Baldacci introduces an unforgettable heroine who must think fast, hit hard, and defy all odds to uncover the truth.

David Baldacci: The Finisher. The revolution starts with her... Scholastic Books, ISBN: 9780545652261 (March, 2015), 497 p., $9.99.

David Baldacci: The Finisher (UK 2014)

From the Publisher:
The Finisher is the first young adult book from number one bestselling author David Baldacci. The Finisher is a thrilling fantasy adventure story that follows one girl's quest beyond her known world and into a dangerous realm full of magical beasts.

Welcome to Wormwood: a place where curiosity is discouraged and no one has ever left.

Until one girl, Vega Jane, discovers a map that suggests a mysterious world beyond the walls. A world with possibilities and creatures beyond her imagining.

David Baldacci: The Finisher. Macmillan Children's Books, ISBN: 9781447263005 (March, 2014), 505 p., £7.99, eBook £7.99.

David Baldacci: The Finisher (USA 2014)

From the Publisher:
#1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author David Baldacci as you've never seen him before!
Fourteen-year-old Vega Jane lives in the village of Wormwood, where life is nasty, brutish, and short. Villagers have been told that there is nothing outside of Wormwood except for the Quag, a foul forest filled with terrifying beasts. No one comes, no one goes, and Wormwood has stayed this way for generations. Until Vega's friend Quentin Herms disappears. Quentin leaves Vega a secret message hinting that there's a way out of Wormwood and something extraordinary on the other side. As Vega begins to investigate, she realizes that Wormwood is a village built on dangerous lies. And that powerful people are willing to kill in order to keep it that way. Soon Vega is careening down a path that will either lead straight to the truth... or straight into an early grave.

David Baldacci: The Finisher. They don't want you to know the truth... Scholastic Books, ISBN: 9780545652209 (March, 2014), 420 p., $17.99.