This epic page-turner in the acclaimed New York Times bestselling Graceling Realm series
features a fiery girl at the edge of heroism holding the future of two kingdoms in her hands.
For the past five years Bitterblue has reigned as Queen of Monsea heroically rebuilding her
nation after her father's horrific rule. After learning about the land of Torla in the east
she sends envoys to the closest nation there: Winterkeep-a place where telepathic foxes bond
with humans and people fly across the sky in wondrous airships. But when the envoys never
return having drowned under suspicious circumstances Bitterblue sets off for Winterkeep
herself along with her spy Hava and her trusted colleague Giddon. On the way tragedy strikes
again-a tragedy with devastating political and personal ramifications. Meanwhile in Winterkeep
Lovisa Cavenda waits and watches a fire inside her that is always hungry. The teenage daughter
of two powerful politicians she is the key to unlocking everything-but only if she's willing
to transcend the person she's been all her life. Story Locale: Fantastical land of Winterkeep
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