That Dark Infinity
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3.7 • 3 Ratings
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
An immortal monster hunter and a royal handmaiden embark on an epic journey to change their fates in this soul-stirring young adult fantasy novel for fans of The Witcher and The Last Unicorn.
By night, the Ankou is a legendary, permanently young mercenary—the most fearsome sword for hire in all of the Five Lands, and its most abiding mystery. But when the sun rises, a dark magic leaves him no more than bones. Cursed with this cycle of death and resurrection, the Ankou wants only to find the final rest that has been prophesied for him, no matter the cost.
When the kingdom of Kaer-Ise is sacked, Flora, handmaiden to the royal family, is assaulted and left for dead. Wounded, heartbroken, and the sole survivor of the massacre, Flora wants desperately to be reunited with the princess she served and loved. She and the Ankou make a deal: He will help Flora find her princess, and train Flora in combat, in exchange for her aid in breaking his curse. But it isn't easy to kill an immortal, especially when their bond begins to deepen into something more . . .
Together, they will solve mysteries, battle monsters, and race against time in this fantasy novel about sacrifice, love, and healing by Elysium Girls author Kate Pentecost.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
For 300 years, "deathless death" the Ankou, known as Lazarus, has traveled the Five Lands as a mercenary, killing monsters. A lover's curse makes his immortality a prison wherein each day he becomes a skeleton that haunts the space between life and death. When Lazarus, eternally 19, rescues brutalized 19-year-old Florelle Tannett, handmaiden to the royal princess of Kaer-Ise, she becomes his apprentice—and the potential key to a foretelling that could break his curse. Together, the two travel in search of the Kaer-Iseroyal family and a prophesied temple, meeting with extraordinary beasts, automatons, and a lightning mage, and outrunning an ominous disease that threatens to consume Lazarus. Pentecost (Elysium Girls) crafts a robust world with mythological and Oz-evoking influences. Switching points of view between meticulously drawn characterizations of Florelle, assumed white, and olive-skinned Lazarus, Pentecost's absorbing plot moves swiftly as the two meet a series of otherworldly challenges. Instances of sexual violence and mental illness are found in the novel alongside prominent themes of healing and friendship. Ages 14–up.
