Brienna is an arden, a student of the five passions, and hopes to become mistress of the passion. She has never learned her father's identity, but knows that her mother was Valenian and her father was Maevan. She begins to have visions of a long-dead Maevan ancestor who hid the legendary Stone of Eventide, which can be used to restore the rightful queen of Maevana to the throne. Brienna must ask herself what is stronger: the bond of chosen family or that of blood.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 464 pages
Publication date: 20 June 2024
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

An Epic and Exhilarating Story of Deception, Love, and Revenge

From the extraordinary Sunday Times and New York Times number-one-bestselling author of DIVINE RIVALS, comes an epic and exhilarating story of deception, love, and revenge. Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Sarah J. Maas, and Shelby Mahurin.

Brienna's Journey

Brienna is an arden, a student of the five passions – art, music, wit, dramatics, and knowledge. On the summer solstice in her seventeenth year, she hopes to become mistress of the passion – one who has mastered her area of study. But Brienna knows that she was not granted a coveted place at her passion-house because of talent, like her arden-sisters. She is here because someone wished her hidden.

Brienna has never learned her father's identity. All she knows is that her mother was Valenian – from the land of elegance, etiquette, and learning – and her father was Maevan. Brienna has never set foot in Maevana, but knows it is a wild, windswept place, fiercely proud of its ancient heritage of magical warrior queens – yet now suffering under the rule of a tyrannical king.

The Stone of Eventide

Then Brienna begins to have visions: the inherited memories of a long-dead Maevan ancestor, who hid the legendary Stone of Eventide. If the Stone can be found, the rightful queen of Maevana can be restored to the throne. And Brienna has the power to do it.

A Dangerous New Life

Swept into a dangerous new life of secret alliances, generations-old enmities, deep family secrets, and smoldering first love, Brienna must ask herself what is stronger: the bond of chosen family, or that of blood...

Weight: 322g
Dimension: 128 x 198 x 31 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780008699277