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The Darkening
A thrilling and epic YA fantasy novel
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- 65,00 kr
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- 65,00 kr
Publisher Description
'A grand epic' Chloe Gong
Only she can face the Storm . . .
Vesper Vale is the daughter of revolutionaries. Failed revolutionaries. Since the Queen sentenced her mother to death by a deadly Storm that curses everyone it touches, Vesper and her father have been on the run.
So when the queen's soldiers - led by paranoid Prince Dalca - catch up to them, Vesper will do whatever it takes to keep her father from sharing her mother's cruel fate.
Even arm herself with her father's book of dangerous experimental magic. Even infiltrate the prince's elite squad of soldier-sorcerers. Even cheat her way into his cold heart.
But when Vesper learns that there's more to the story of her mother's death, and that her home is in dire peril, she has little choice: trust the devious prince with her family's secrets, or follow her mother's footsteps into the Storm . . .
'Enchanting and wildly clever' Ayana Gray
'Wild and thrilling' Adalyn Grace
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
When Vesper Vale's revolutionary parents failed to overthrow their city's corrupt ruler, her mother was captured and forced to enter the unending Storm that surrounds their city and is said to curse anyone it touches. Twelve years later, Vesper, now 17, and her father, Pa, live on the run, evading the city's guardians, called Wardana. As a learned ikonomancer, Pa uses symbols to activate powerful spells, which the duo use to survive. Eventually, however, their luck runs out and Pa is captured by the ruler's heir, Prince Dalca. Fearing that her father will share the same fate as her mother, Vesper embarks on a treacherous rescue mission. Aided by Izmal, a Wardana guard and secret revolutionary, Vesper—disguised and armed with her father's ikonomancy texts—insinuates herself into Dalca's inner circle. There, she discovers that her mother's death may not be as straightforward as it seemed and realizes she'll need the help of unlikely allies to save her father—and the city—from the Storm. Though vague, undescriptive prose occasionally makes the fantasy world difficult to visualize, high-stakes action and a delicate enemies-to-lovers romance propels Mara's duology-opening debut to its climactic end. Ages 12–up.