NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The third installment in the #BookTok sensation and New York
Times bestselling series that started with Spark of the Everflame —now in a collectible
hardcover edition featuring gorgeous full-color endpapers an exclusive designed hardcover case
and a never-before-seen bonus chapter. The war has begun. Both sides demand Diem’s
allegiance—or her death. After her disastrous coronation Diem finds herself at the center
of the conflict between the Descended and the Guardians. With her newfound friends and the man
she’s falling for on one side and the mortals she has vowed to protect on the other Diem must
walk a careful line to save the people she loves…even from one another. When the mystery of
her unusual heritage begins to unravel it sends Diem and Luther on an unexpected journey
across the realms. The answers they seek may hold the key to winning the war but finding them
will require Diem to face painful truths about her mother her bloodline and her fate.
Meanwhile the Crowns have set Diem in their sights. Some could be her greatest allies—while
others want her dead. To end their oppressive reign Diem must sort friend from foe and risk it
all to build an army of her own. But a powerful figure in the north has plans that could
change everything… This collectible hardcover edition includes an exclusive bonus chapter
from Luther’s point of view.
