* Instant New York Times Bestseller * Indie Bestseller * In this stunning new fantasy novel
from international bestselling author C. S. Pacat heroes and villains of a long-forgotten war
are reborn and begin to draw new battle lines. This epic fantasy with high-stakes romance will
sit perfectly on shelves next to beloved fantasy novels like the Infernal Devices series the
Shadow and Bone trilogy and the Red Queen series. Sixteen-year-old dock boy Will is on the run
pursued by the men who killed his mother. Then an old servant tells him of his destiny to fight
beside the Stewards who have sworn to protect humanity if the Dark King ever returns. Will is
thrust into a world of magic where he starts training for a vital role in the oncoming battle
against the Dark. As London is threatened and old enmities are awakened Will must stand with
the last heroes of the Light to prevent the fate that destroyed their world from returning to
destroy his own. Like V.E. Schwab's A Darker Shade of Magic and Shelby Mahurin's Serpent & Dove
Dark Rise is more than just high intrigue fantasy-it's fast-paced action-packed and
completely surprising. Readers will love exploring the rich setting of nineteenth-century
London. This thrilling story of friendship deception loyalty and betrayal is sure to find a
passionate audience of readers.
