Pulverize

Aiko Rising, Book 2

By: D. B. Goodin

Narrated by: Keira Grace

Wrongfully accused. Ruthlessly hunted. Fighting to survive.

Thirteen-year-old Aiko Takahashi wakes in juvenile detention, burdened by guilt and accused of a crime she didn’t commit. But her captivity is no accident—it’s part of a ruthless game orchestrated by Malcolm, a shadowy figure obsessed with twisting her late mother’s research for his own personal gain. Her mother’s work promised to reshape humanity itself, and within Aiko lies the key.

As drugs, mind-control tech, and brutal experiments push her to the edge, strange new abilities awaken—powers that could either save her or unravel the world. With her assassin-uncle Hiroto battling conspiracies, a rogue AI named Kaen whispering in her mind, and Dynamo, a fierce ally who refuses to bend, Aiko is thrust into a war that spans dimensions.

Pursued by the Shadow Dealers and stalked by a cosmic horror that feeds on grief, Aiko must decide whether her fractured soul will be a weapon—or the final sacrifice.

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