A stunning and original YA fantasy from a fantastic new talent. Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Laini Taylor
'Deft, dark and daring' MELINDA SALISBURY
'A stormer of a story' KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE
In a city where magic is feared and the dead are worshipped, life is overshadowed by a powerful and devastating storm cloud.
One young woman is running for her life. Another is trying to return home. Both are looking for a place where they belong.
But what Lena and Constance don't realise is that the storm cloud binds them. Without it, neither can get what she desires.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN: 9781408898055
Number of pages: 448
Weight: 362 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
Deft, dark and daring, Kesia Lupo seamlessly entwines the fates of two young women bound by magic to a dying city - Melinda Salisbury, author of THE SIN EATER’S DAUGHTER and STATE OF SORROW
A stormer of a story! - Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of THE WAY PAST WINTER and THE GIRL OF INK & STARS
A smart, compelling story with a solid, enclosed plot, compelling characters and some rather delicious twists ... Wonderful - SFX Magazine
One of the most confident debuts I've read for ages, with opulent world-building, fabulous female leads and a genuinely thrilling page-turner of a plot - Bookseller, One to Watch
A gorgeously written fantasy, with a haunting, intricate world - Mary Watson, author of THE WREN HUNT
Glorious! Dark, enthralling and full of twists. It completely swept me away - Anna Day, author of THE FANDOM
An extraordinary read, it’s a deliciously divine page turner that reminded me of the very best of Garth Nix and Joe Abercrombie but is entirely its own incredible and original world ... I genuinely cannot wait to read more from this amazing new voice - Liz Hyder, author of BEARMOUTH
What a cracker! Game of Thrones meets Harry Potter with two super-strong female leads - Ally Sherrick, author of THE BURIED CROWN
Stormingly good, packed with intrigue and dark, dangerous magic - Amy Wilson, author of SNOWGLOBE
I struggled to get going with this book. It's written from two different view points, telling two different stories that do eventually collide, but it makes it difficult to follow at the beginning. It's an... More
I love a story that starts with a mystery, and this is a great example. Duke’s Forest is a wonderful setting for it – a city state that has long been quarantined, under the cloud of a mysterious and unending storm,... More
I'd seen a lot posted about this so was eager to read it and see if it was any good. I read it from start to finish in one go, seamlessly beautiful fantasy that pulls you into another world for an escape you... More
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