Beyond Lantern Gate lies Allele & Ink
Beyond Lantern Gate lies Allele & Ink—a place of laboratories and gardens, old paths and new discoveries, careful work and unexpected wonder.
Here, curiosity has a way of leading somewhere. A question can open a door, an overlooked path can reveal a forgotten place, and even the most ordinary work can become part of a much larger story.
The Allele & Ink stories follow the people and curious characters who live and work across the campus as they observe, investigate, experiment, solve problems, and occasionally discover something they weren't looking for.
Each story stands on its own, offering another glimpse into a world that is always a little larger than any one book can show.
There is no required reading order. Enter wherever curiosity leads you.
For ages 7-12
Iris Rowan
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Owen Ellis
When a mysterious door that has always been locked suddenly opens, Iris and Owen step into an unexpected adventure where familiar faces, curious discoveries, and questions around every corner invite them to look closer, try again, and keep wondering.
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A forgotten path, an abandoned Observatory, and a discovery that teaches Nico and Nora that finding something is sometimes only the beginning.
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Nora "Scout" Brooks
Nico Helix
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An unexpected ribbon of color leads Vinnie and Roxy from restored glass to old records, named gargoyles, and a signal waiting in the Library stone.
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Vincent "Vinnie" Morales
Roxanne "Roxy" Summers
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What do you do with a collection of pieces when no one remembers what they belong to?
When an ordinary repair leads Iris Rowan to a collection of mysterious mechanical pieces, she finds herself facing a question she can't easily answer.
The pieces are old. Their purpose is unclear. And whatever they once belonged to has been forgotten for a very long time.
With Owen Ellis lending his mechanical expertise and Jinx making herself thoroughly unhelpful in all the most interesting ways,
Iris begins putting together a puzzle that refuses to make sense.
But finding the missing pieces is only the beginning.
Because at Allele & Ink, investigation has a way of turning questions into possibilities.
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