Celebrate US DEFIANT FEW & FIRSTBORN with Alexis Patton & M.J. Hastings!
About this Event
Join on September 4, 2026, as we welcome author , author of the series, and debut author , to celebrate and with a discussion and signing!
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To make this event safe and enjoyable for all attendees, please read the below guidelines ahead of buying a ticket, so you know what to expect on the day. To avoid disappointment, we must stress that there will be no access to the event for non-ticketholders.
Barnes & Noble reserves the right to make new rules and orders in its sole discretion at any time and any person not abiding by the Barnes & Noble directives will be refused entrance or directed to leave the premises.
TICKET INFORMATION
*There are three options:
by Ticket - $23.64 (Admission + one copy of ): **LIMITED QUANTITY AVAILABLE**: A ticket PER PERSON includes:
- One copy of (out 9/1/26).
- Admission to the event space and signing line with & .
by Ticket - $21.49 (Admission + one copy of ): **LIMITED QUANTITY AVAILABLE**: A ticket PER PERSON includes:
- One copy of (out 9/1/26).
- Admission to the event space and signing line with & .
& Combo Ticket - $45.13 (Admission + one copy of each title): **LIMITED QUANTITY AVAILABLE**: A ticket PER PERSON includes:
- One copy of (out 9/1/26).
- One copy of (out 9/1/26).
- Admission to the event space and signing line with & .
For Seated Tickets: Limited quantity is available and will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Purchase of a ticket guarantees entrance to the event for the reading and signing. However, this ticket may not necessarily guarantee a seat at the event, as late arrivals may be placed in a line behind the seated audience.
For Standing-Room ONLY Tickets: Limited quantity is available and will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Purchase of a ticket guarantees entrance to the event for the reading and signing. Ticket holders will be granted a standing view from behind the seated audience -- some views may be more limited/obstructed than others.
**PLEASE NOTE THAT STANDING-ROOM ONLY TICKETS WILL NOT GO ON SALE UNTIL SEATED TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT**
- SEATED AND STANDING ROOM-ONLY ticket holders will be admitted into the event seating area beginning at 5:00 PM on the day of the event. Please have a copy of your ticket available (either printed out or on your phone) for check-in, starting at 4:30pm.
- You will receive your copy of and/or prior to entering the signing line.
- The authors will personalize and/or . will sign and personalize additional backlist.
- No photos behind the table. A bookseller will take photos on the guest's phone.
- Any gifts for the authors will be collected prior to the signing line.
- Other books by the authors will be available for purchase at Barnes & Noble - Oakbrook Center.
- Due to health and safety and space limitations, those without a ticket will not be permitted into the event space.
GUIDELINES
- No memorabilia will be signed at the event.
- No large bags will be permitted into the event.
- Please arrive on time according to your ticket in order to secure your seat in the event space. Late arrivals may only have access to standing room and may not have the opportunity to enter the event space.
- All event guidelines are subject to change.
- If you have any additional questions or require accommodations, please can call the store directly at: 630-684-0586.
- Barnes & Noble may cancel this event at any time with or without notice to the ticket holders.
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REFUNDS
Attendees can receive refunds up to 1 day (24 hours) before your event start TIME of 6PM.
If you are unable to attend the event, Barnes & Noble - Oakbrook Center (Oak Brook, IL) will hold your books for seven days after the event. Please contact the store to arrange your pickup.
Should this event be canceled due to changing COVID-19 concerns, all customers will be refunded their ticket price to the original method of payment per Eventbrite's refund policy.
Event guidelines are subject to change.
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ABOUT :
My pen won't remember you.
But my blade certainly will.
All Khalani Kanes has ever known is survival. She escaped the world's deadliest Pr*son and is one of the few people alive to have ever walked beneath the sun. But now, death has her in his grasp, and her luck has finally run out.
The man she loves no longer remembers her, and he's intent on one thing. Killing her.
To live another day, Khalani will need more than sharpened knives and sheer willpower. She must get close to her brutal enemy and find a way to save him before he destroys them both. But as dark forces close in and impossible truths come to light, Khalani begins to question whether she can even trust her own mind.
Their path will lead them back to where everything began. Apollo. To face what's coming, she must create brutal alliances, undergo ruthless training, and hold onto a love forged through both blood and pain. But even if she reaches the underground city with her throat unscathed, Khalani will be left with one agonizing question.
After learning the truth... will she still want to survive?
Beneath the sun, only those ablaze will remain.
ABOUT :
The first children take up arms. The second children take up books. The third children are taken.
The Long Night is the final trial for Firstborn soldiers, and Bryn Ruelle must prove she can take a life—or face immediate exile. If she survives, she'll graduate to defending the country's borders against their magic-wielding neighbors. Bryn has never made a K*ll before tonight. By dawn, someone will be dead by her hands.
But when Bryn discovers a plot to kidnap the Lastborn, she must discern if the threat to her youngest sister is real, or merely a ruse to throw Bryn off her game. Her search for the truth forces her to work side-by-side with an alluring traitor-born enemy. As adrenaline and rage ignite a dangerous desire she refuses to name, Bryn must choose: her country, or her family? Her siblings, or herself?
A crossover fantasy perfect for fans of The Hunger Games and Fourth Wing.
Where is it happening?
USD 24.56 to USD 49.38
