Meet Vana — the chartreuse unicorn with a silver-colored spiral vanadium horn, a satchel full of surprises, and magic powered by one of the most extraordinary elements on the periodic table.
In this chemistry-infused action-adventure fantasy, Vana and her loyal stablemate Lyris leave the hidden city-ship Halstable on a mission to save the magical world of MarBryn. Something is draining the planet’s ancient ley line network — the living vanadium energy grid that powers every spell, every creature, and every civilization across the land. If the flow stops, MarBryn goes dark forever.
Armed with seven extraordinary abilities rooted in the real science of Element 23 — from her dazzling Chromatic Shifting aura that cycles through vanadium’s four oxidation states, to her ability to absorb magical attacks and release them as explosive counter-strikes — Vana races across enchanted forests, warrior elf territories, and the Scarstone Wastes to confront the brilliant, dangerous alchemist who engineered the crisis.
Along the way she picks up an unforgettable band of companions: Bramble the blade-wielding warrior elf, Kael the obsessive scholar-alchemist, Zivvie the fierce Cusser chemist with her trusty spectrometer, and Sable the shape-shifting Morph-Shade cat. Together they face mechanical constructs, corrupted creatures, and a final showdown inside an ancient extraction tower that will test every power Vana has.
Packed with real chemistry — vanadium steel, the Contact Process, vanadium redox flow batteries, oxidation states, and biological vanadium — this is science fiction fantasy at its most imaginative and most accurate. Perfect for middle grade and young adult readers who love strong female protagonists, chemistry, world-building, and adventure stories with heart, humor, and high stakes.
The world of MarBryn lives by one truth: No Metal, No Magic. Vana is living proof of why that matters.
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