A New York Times bestseller! This sparkling edition includes a special case stamping bonus
content and a teaser to book two in this heart-pounding series! Perfect for fans of Sarah
J. Maas this young adult fantasy follows the forbidden romance between a powerful prince and
an ordinary girl as they try to survive their kingdom’s grueling laws pitting them against each
other. She is the very thing he’s spent his whole life hunting. He is the very thing she’s
spent her whole life pretending to be. Only the extraordinary belong in the kingdom of
Ilya—the exceptional the empowered the Elites. The powers these Elites have possessed for
decades were graciously gifted to them by the Plague though not all were fortunate enough to
both survive the sickness and reap the reward. Those born Ordinary are just that—ordinary. And
when the king decreed that all Ordinaries be banished to preserve his Elite society lacking an
ability suddenly became a crime—making Paedyn Gray a felon by fate and a thief by necessity.
Surviving in the slums as an Ordinary is no simple task and Paedyn knows this better than
most. Having been trained by her father to be keenly observant since she was a child Paedyn
poses as a Psychic in the crowded city blending in with the Elites as best she can to stay
alive and out of trouble…easier said than done. When Paeydn unsuspectingly saves one of
Ilya’s princes she finds herself thrown into the Purging Trials. The brutal competition exists
to showcase the Elites’ powers—the very thing Paedyn lacks. If the Trials and the opponents
within them don’t kill her the prince she’s fighting feelings for certainly will if he
discovers what she is…completely Ordinary.
