THREE MILLION SERIES COPIES SOLD! The seductive and action-packed follow-up to Alex Aster’s
instant #1 New York Times #1 Wall Street Journal and internationally bestselling novel
Lightlark —now in paperback! Isla Crown has secured the love of two powerful rulers and
broken the curses that plagued the six realms for centuries but few know the true origins of
her powers. Now in the wake of a crushing betrayal Isla finds herself struggling to win
respect as the newly crowned leader of two separate realms. Worse her fellow rulers haven’t
ceded victory quietly and there are others in Isla’s midst who don’t believe her ascent to
power was earned. As certain death races toward Lightlark and secrets from the past begin to
unravel Isla must weigh her responsibility to her people against the whims of the most
dangerous traitor of all: her heart. Alex Aster’s intricate world expands after the riveting
culmination of the Centennial games delving more deeply into Isla’s memories of her past as
her future hurtles toward two possible fates.
