A thrilling new fantasy about the lengths two sisters will go for each other from Rebecca Ross, the extraordinary Sunday Times and New York Times number-one-bestselling author of DIVINE RIVALS. Perfect for fans of Ember in the Ashes, Sky In the Deep, and Court of Fives. Two sistersaEUR| one unbreakable bond

Evadne is finally going to be reunited with her older sister, Halcyon, who has been serving in the queenaEUR (TM)s 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 aEUR" 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 sisteraEUR (TM)s terms. If thereaEUR (TM)s a way to clear HalcyonaEUR (TM)s name, sheaEUR (TM)ll find it. But as the sisters begin their sentences, they quickly learn that there are fates worse than deathaEUR|

Set in a richly-drawn, ancient world comes this epic fantasy from the author of The QueenaEUR (TM)s RisingaEUR|