Sometimes an author does a good job of bringing the stories together and other times they are not so successful.

When this happens, you know as a reader that somehow these seemingly separate stories must be related but often you aren't sure how. This is a book that has parallel stories running through it: the story of Lu and the story of Ben.

and what they are willing to become for peace. When Ben's father, the king, gives him the shocking task of reversing Argrid's fear of magic, Ben has to decide if one prince can change a devout country-or if he's building his own pyre.Īs conspiracies arise, Lu, Vex, and Ben will have to decide who they really are. The crown prince of Argrid, he harbors a secret obsession with Grace Loray's forbidden magic. An expert navigator, he agrees to help Lu find the Argridian-but the truth they uncover could be deadlier than any war.īenat is a heretic. But after Argrid accuses raiders of the diplomat's abduction, Vex becomes a target. As one of the stream raiders who run rampant on Grace Loray, he scavenges the island's magic plants and sells them on the black market. When an Argridian delegate vanishes during peace talks with Grace Loray's new Council, Argrid demands brutal justice-but Lu suspects something dangerous is at work.ĭevereux is a pirate. Five years ago, she helped the magic-rich island of Grace Loray overthrow its oppressor, Agrid, a country ruled by religion.īut adjusting to postwar life has not been easy. A thrilling new fantasy series-full of deadly magic, double crosses, and a dangerous quest in a new world-from Sara Raasch, the New York Times bestselling author of the Snow Like Ashes series.Īdeluna is a soldier.

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