Rebecca Ross, acclaimed author of The Queens Rising duology, delivers a thrilling new fantasy about the lengths two sisters will go for each other. Perfect for fans ofEmber in the Ashes, Sky In the Deep, andCourt of Fives. Two sisters one unbreakable bondEvadne is finally going to be reunited with her older sister, Halcyon, who has been serving in the queens army for eight long years. But when Halcyon unexpectedly appears a day early, Evadne knows something is gravely wrong. Halcyon has been charged with a heinous crime and though her life is spared, she has been sentenced to fifteen years of punishment five years of hard labour, five years of imprisonment and five years serving the house that she has wronged.Suspicious of the charges, as well as the details of the crime, Evadne volunteers to take part of her sisters terms. If theres a way to clear Halcyons name, shell find it. But as the sisters begin their sentences, they quickly learn that there are fates worse than death Set in a richly-drawn, ancient world comes this epic fantasy from the author of The Queens Rising

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 13 years.

This book 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 2020 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Rebecca Ross grew up in Georgia, USA, where she continues to reside with her husband. She received her bachelor's degree in English from UGA. In the past she has worked at a Colorado dude ranch, as a school librarian and as a live-time captionist for a college.