Whats more, Quentin left behind a trail of clues and a map, each of which opened Vega’s eyes to the fact that there was more to wormwood than its façade suggested. But then her mentor disappears and everything changes. Strong, confident and a little too smart for her own good, Vega has never questioned the ways of her village or even the rulings of her leaders. The work allows Vega and her little brother to survive on their own without their parents who have been sequestered away in a care center, having been struck ill by a mysterious illness. Vega gets by as a finisher, a person whose job it is to add the final touches to handicrafts before they are purchased. Life in wormwood could be worse but it is hardly ideal. The bleak little village is surrounded by a wall called the Quag, a barrier that is supposedly filled with monsters. Vega Jane is fifteen and Wormwood is all she has ever known. Vega Jane is also the name of the series protagonist. The name ‘Vega Jane’ refers to a series of young adult fantasy novels written by David Baldacci.
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