"Propulsive and full of heart." âSara Holland, New York Times bestselling author of Everless and Havenfall
This incendiary YA fantasy debut follows a girl who will stop at nothing to save her village after itâs discovered by a dangerous warlord and his army of undead monsters.
Naira Khoum has only known life in Lagusa, a quiet village at the desertâs end. But to the rest of the world, Lagusa is a myth, its location shrouded in secrecy. While war rages to the north led by power-hungry Sothpike and his army of undead monsters called Dambi, Nairaâs people live in peace.
Until the impossible happensâLagusa is attacked by a Mistress sent to do Sothpikeâs bidding with a hoard of Dambi under her control. The Mistress is looking for something, and sheâs willing to let her Dambi destroy Lagusa to get it.
Desperate to protect her home, Naira convinces her twin brother Nez and handsome refugee Kal to join the newly formed resistance with her. Together, theyâll have to figure out what the Mistress wantsâbefore thereâs nothing left of Lagusa to save.