Power, sacrifice and identity
Nadya can speak to gods and must save her people without destroying herself; another boy has a monstrous secret.
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Emily A. Duncan - Author
This is a dark fantasy story built around competing loyalties, divine communication, hidden identity and a dangerous effort to end a long war.
A girl who can speak to gods, a prince who must learn whom to trust, and a boy with a monstrous secret seek to assassinate the king and stop a centuries-long war. Nadya, a girl who can speak to gods, must save her people without destroying herself. A prince in danger must decide who to trust. A boy with a monstrous secret waits in the wings. In a centuries-long war, their paths entwine in a shadowy world of spilled blood and mysterious saints. Together, they must assassinate the king and stop the war. But a forbidden romance threatens to tip the scales between dark and light. -- adapted from jacket
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a dark fantasy story built around competing loyalties, divine communication, hidden identity and a dangerous effort to end a long war.
Nadya can speak to gods and must save her people without destroying herself; another boy has a monstrous secret.
Expect references to an effort to assassinate the king, spilled blood, a centuries-long war and a monstrous secret, alongside danger and romantic tension.
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