

When riots break out and rogues attack Koral to try and force her to drop out, she must choose-her life or her sister's-before the whole island burns. But every step of the way is unpredictable as Koral races against contenders who have trained for this their whole lives and who have no intention of letting a low-caste girl steal their glory. Koral's only choice is to do what no one in the world has ever dared: cheat her way into the Glory Race. When the last maristag of the year escapes and Koral has no new maristag to sell, her family's financial situation takes a turn for the worse and they can't afford medicine for her chronically ill little sister. Summary: Sixteen-year-old Koral and her brother, Emrik, risk their lives to capture the monstrous. The winning contender receives gold and glory. In an oceanic world swarming with vicious beasts, the Landers-the ruling elite, have indentured Koral's family to provide the maristags for the Glory Race, a deadly chariot tournament reserved for the upper class.

They have to, or else their family will starve. Monsters Born and Made is an epic South Asian-inspired fantasy debut that will leave you breathless until the very last page.Sixteen-year-old Koral and her older brother Emrik risk their lives each day to capture the monstrous maristags that live in the black seas around their island. She'll have to stop the whole island from burning. And when riots break out, Koral has to do more than win the race. But Koral must race against contenders who have trained their whole lives and have no intention of letting a low-caste girl steal their glory.

Koral's only choice is to do what no one has ever dared: cheat her way into the Glory Race.

When Koral fails to capture a maristag for this year's race, her family can't afford medicine for her chronically ill little sister. In an oceanic world swarming with vicious beasts, the ruling elite have indentured her family to provide the maristags for the Glory Race, a deadly chariot tournament reserved for the upper class. Sixteen-year-old Koral and her brother, Emrik, risk their lives to capture the monstrous maristags that live in the black seas around their island.
