Henna is one of the most powerful sorcerers in the Order of Napthol, and her runes โs runes tell her that the future of Kavet is balanced on the edge of the knife. The treaties between Kavet and the dragon-like race known as the Osei have become intolerable. The time has come for the royal house to magically challenge Osei dominion. Prince Verte, Henna' lover,ย is to serve as the nexus for the powerful but dangerous spell,ย with Naples--an untested young sorcerer from the Order of Napthol--a volatile but critical support to its creation.
Amid these plans, Dahlia Indathroneโs arrival in the city shouldnโt matter. She has no magic and no royal lineage, and yet, Henna immediately knows Dahlia is important. She just canโt see why.
As their lives intertwine, the fourย will learn thatย they are pawns in a larger game, one played by the forces of the Abyss and of the Numenโthe infernal and the divine.
A game no mortal can ever hope to win.
AMELIA ATWATER-RHODES is the author of the Mancer Trilogy:ย Of the Abyss, Of the Divine,ย andย Of the Mortal Realm. She is also the author of three YA series, Den of Shadows, The Kieshaโra, and The Maeveโra, which have been ALA Quick Picks for Young Adults, School Library Journal Best Books of the Year and VOYA Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror List Selections.