If you have been bad and yet escaped punishment, the Messenger of Fear may come to you. He will offer you a game. Should you win the game, you walk away free. Should you lose the game, you must pay the ultimate price. Mara has learned to punish the wicked as the Messenger's apprentice. And for every person who is offered justice, they receive a tattoo that symbolises the heart of the crime. But as Mara delves deeper into her terrible new reality, she discovers that caring is the hardest part of all. The Messenger's apprentice is about to face her greatest test...

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Messenger Of Fear .

This book has been graded for interest at 14-18 years.

There are 400 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2015 by Egmont UK Ltd .

Michael Grant is the cocreator and coauthor of the series of books and publishing phenomenon Animorphs and the Everworld series. He lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with his wife, Katherine Applegate, and their two children.