TAIPAN_ THE KARRKAY BALAN BIGIN

When eighteen-year-old Alira Robinson graduates from high school in Cairns, she expects her future to be filled with golf tournaments, family, and friendship. Instead, a mysterious message from respected Elder Mr. Adam reveals a dangerous truth: the sacred Balan Bigin, a priceless cultural artifact, has been stolen.The thief is Vikram Khan, a ruthless international crime lord who manipulated the very people who once sheltered him. Now the shield is hidden somewhere in the Philippines, and Alira has been chosen to bring it home.Disguised as competitors on a prestigious amateur golf tour, Alira and her brilliant best friend and caddie, Kija, travel to Manila. Beneath luxury resorts, championship fairways, and glamorous galas lies a criminal empire built on deception, corruption, and violence.As Alira closes in on the stolen shield, she discovers that Vikram is interested in more than the artifact. He sees something extraordinary in her-something hidden beneath the calm exterior of a teenage golfer. Something dangerous.Armed with ancient knowledge, elite training, and an unbreakable partnership, Alira must outthink a powerful enemy whose reach extends from the streets of Manila to her own backyard in Cairns.But recovering the shield may only be the beginning.Blending action, mystery, Indigenous Australian culture, martial arts, and international adventure, The Shield of the Wind is a young adult thriller about identity, courage, friendship, and the responsibility of protecting what matters most. "A stolen sacred artifact. A ruthless enemy. A teenage golfer who refuses to lose."

Pagina's: 236, Paperback, Independently published