Marissa Meyeris ending herRenegades trilogywith one epic final battle.
We can tease at least that much aboutSupernova, the third and final installment in Meyers best-selling superhero series.
Supenovafinds Nova and Adrian struggling to keep their secret identities secret.
Credit: Julia Scott
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Below, check out the exclusive official cover as well as an excerpt.Supernovapublishes Nov. 5 and isavailable for pre-order.
Excerpt fromSupernova, by Marissa Meyer
Everyone has a nightmare.
Macmillan Children’s Publishing
Nova had believed she would never come back here again.
After months of working as a spy in the Renegades midst, she had successfully stolen Ace Anarchys helmet.
Sweet rot, shehatedthe Sentinel.
Except, no one fully trusted the Sentinel, as far as she could tell.
About the only thing Nova liked about the vigilante was his uncanny ability to get on the Councils nerves.
That reputation was solidified with his capture of Ace Anarchy.
Anarchists and prodigies like them would go on being hated, villainized, and oppressed for all eternity.
She was almost ready to give up.
That had been hours ago, and now Nova was back, because .
where else could she go?
She was surrounded by Renegades, but no one was paying her any attention.
Now it was destroyed.
All of it was destroyed.
The signs of battle were everywhere.
Steel beams bent at odd angles.
Wires dangling from the ceiling where chandeliers had been pulled from their sockets.
The information desk mangled on one side.
Plaster and tables and chairs and tile and glassso much glass from where the quarantine had fallen.
The glittering shards were almost mesmerizing, the way they caught the light streaming in through the front doors.
And there was blood.
Most of it was dried in a puddle where Max had fallen.
Where Frostbite had driven a spear right through him.
Nova tore her eyes from the spot and saw Adrian picking his way toward her.
His shoulders were hunched and there was none of the usual grace to his demeanor.
He was hanging by a thread.
It might have saved his life.
Then it again, it might not.
Nova swallowed the lump in her throat as Adrian drew closer.
His dark expression was about more than Max.
He was full of a new burning hatred, like nothing Nova had ever witnessed before .
at least not on calm, cheerful Adrian.
A burning hatred for Nightmare, who he was convinced had been the one that attacked Max.
Nightmare was too easy a target to put the blame on.
Lying through her teeth, as usual.
She was always lying these days.
She hardly even realized she was doing it anymore.
Yeah, its pretty bad.
Adrians focus was distant as he scanned the destruction.
They found the chromium pike over there.
We think Nightmare got it from the vault and used it to steal the helmet.
His voice caught and he coughed to clear it, not looking at her.
Were pretty sure it was the weapon she used on Max, too.
There was blood on it.
Theyre going to run tests.
Adrian sighed and looked down.
For the first time, Nova noticed something in his hands.
A sphere with a small crown on one side and an open seam around its circumference.
Though harmless to civilians, it was poison to prodigies.
As Nightmare, Nova had detonated two of the devices in this lobby.
She had orchestrated the neutralization of Frostbite, too, though she didnt needed Agent N that time.
Shed simply dragged the girl closer to Max and let the Bandit do what he needed to do.
She had touched the mist-missiles one day while working in the vault .
that must have been before Nightmare stole them .
But the lies were flimsy.
The higher her lies piled up, the more precarious they became.
Sometimes she felt that if she dared to exhale fully, the whole thing would topple.
It looks like one of Fatalias mist-missiles, she said, keeping her tone even.
Thats what Callum said, too, said Adrian.
Novas thoughts turned back to the night before, when she had left Callum unconscious in the vault.
He went back upstairs to see if the mist-missiles are missing.
Maybe Nightmare took them when she took the pike.
Adrians brow furrowed over his dark-framed glasses.
I dont think so.
I think this is one of those bombs.
Nova silently cursed Aftershock and Gargoyle, even if she couldnt blame them for telling the truth.
Well, maybe she was inspired by the mist-missile design.
She is supposed to be some genius inventor, right?
She must have created these herself.
Adrian hesitated, and she could see him battling with his own thoughts.
Finally, he frowned and conceded, Maybe.
Well see what Callum finds.
Nova wouldnt have been convinced, either.
it would have affected her, too.
Why wasnt she afraid of losing her powers?
She wears a mask, doesnt she?
Yeah, but Im pretty sure it isnt a gas mask.
We dont know that.
He should have been draining Nightmare, too, but she ran out of here like nothing was wrong.
No one is immune to Max.
No one other than Captain Chromium.
Im just saying, there might be ways around Maxs ability, and Agent N. Maybe Nightmare found something .
like you stumbling onto that Vitality Charm.
There could be dozens of artifacts that would protect someones ability and we just dont know about them.
And you think that Nightmare and I happened to each find one around the same time?
MaybeNightmarehas the Vitality Charm.
Nova had expected this rebuttal.
It made so much more sense than her argument, after all.
But she kept her expression neutral.
Adrian released another heavy sigh.
Pops had it last.
I gave it to him so he could visit Max.
You know, outside the quarantine for once.
But now its missing.
you think she stole that from the vault, too?
It wasnt in the vault.
Simon swears he brought it back to the house.
Thats the last weve seen of it.
She cocked her head to one side.
So you think Nightmare broke intoyour house?
And that doesnt explain how she would have known about the charm in the first place.
I havent told anyone other than you and Max, and I know my dads didnt, either.
Of course not, she said.
Maybe they let something slip, not realizing how valuable it is.
Adrian rubbed a hand over his cropped hair.
I was actually hoping the team could get together later to discuss what we know about Nightmare.
Maybe theres something weve overlooked.
there seem to be some pretty strange coincidences.
Shes an Anarchist, Nova said, daring to settle a hand on Adrians forearm.
She felt his muscles tighten briefly beneath the fabric of his uniform.
Shes devious and cunning and probably has a lot of connections in the world of .
.villainsthat we know nothing about.
I mean, look around.
Finding that charm or figuring out some other way around Agent Nnone of it seems like a stretch.
His other hand, still clutching the mist-missile, dropped to his side.
Im glad youre here, he said softly.
But just as Novas heart began to flutter, he added, Im glad youre on my side.
She allowed a wisp of a smile in return.
What other side would I be on?
They turned to see Ruby and Oscar slipping through the crowd.
Ruby latched on to Adrians other elbow, her expression full of sympathy.
She shook her head.
I am so, so sorry.
Shes a monster, Adrian.
How anyone could do that to Max!
Of course Nightmare would have a go at kill Max.
Any of the Anarchists would.
Its because of him they were defeated in the first place.
Theyve probably been plotting his murder for the last ten years.
Heat rose in Novas cheeks.
The more she heard about Nightmares attempt to kill Max, the more she wanted to scream the truth.
It was Genissa who stabbed the kid, not Nightmare.
She would never hurt him.
Hell, shed tried to save him!
But she bit her tongue.
There was no point in trying to argue Nightmares innocence.
They wouldnt believe her, and it would only raise suspicion.
Well find her, said Ruby.
Well put an end to this.
And Maxhes going to be fine.
Hes a strong kid.
I know, said Adrian.
He sounded grateful and like he wanted to believe her.
Like hed been telling himself this same thing all night.
But there was still an echo of doubt beneath his words.
Im going to find Nightmare, and Im going to kill her.
