title: The Deception
author: Hudson, Lauren
description: Grand Prize Winner Beach Book Festival
  Gold Mom's Choice Award
   Winner Hollywood Book Festival Best Young Adult
   Winner New York Book Festival
  Winner San Francisco Book Festival Best Young Adult
   Paris Book Festival Runner Up Best Young Adult
   The Deception, second in The Ascension trilogy, finds triplets Felix, Jinx, and Desdemona Anchor with little time to bask in the glory of their victory over Jane and her army of captive Asterians. What begins as a competition to select the newest member of the Asterian Society quickly becomes a series of adventures that push the Anchors' powers to their limits. Together, the Anchors must cross boundaries of time and space to confront a darkness seeking to ensnare the human race. Can three gifted teens who can see the past, present, and future remain united to ward off evil and fulfill their promise? Or, will a grand deception stand in the way of the Anchors' quest to achieve their destiny?