In the lush and magical tradition of Naomi NovikтАЩs award-winning Uprooted comes this riveting debut from brilliant young writer Callie BatesтАФwhose boundless imagination places her among the finest authors of fantasy fiction, including Sarah J. Maas and Sabaa Tahir.
Lady Elanna is fiercely devoted to the king who raised her like a daughter. But when he dies under mysterious circumstances, Elanna is accused of his murderтАФand must flee for her life.
Returning to the homeland of magical legends she has forsaken, Elanna is forced to reckon with her despised, estranged father, branded a traitor long ago. Feeling a strange, deep connection to the natural world, she also must face the truth about the forces she has always denied or disdained as superstitionтАФpowers that suddenly stir within her.
But an all-too-human threat is drawing near, determined to exact vengeance. Now Elanna has no choice but to lead a rebellion against the kingdom to which she once gave her allegiance. Trapped between divided loyalties, she must summon the courage to confront a destiny that could tear her apart.
DonтАЩt miss any of Callie BatesтАЩs magical Waking Land trilogy:
THE WAKING LAND тАв THE MEMORY OF FIRE тАв THE SOUL OF POWER
Praise for The Waking Land
тАЬCallie Bates has written an exciting and involving first book, and she is clearly a writer of real talent.тАЭтАФTerry Brooks
тАЬA heartbreaking, enchanting, edge-of-the-seat read that held me captive from start to finish!тАЭтАФTamora Pierce
тАЬThe Waking Land is all about rising to challenges, and it succeeds wonderfully.тАЭтАФCharlaine Harris
тАЬA simmering tale of magic that builds to a raging inferno, and hits like a cross between Brandon Sanderson and Pierce Brown.тАЭтАФScott Sigler┬а
тАЬThis superior novel blends passionate romance and sweeping magic. . . . Bates has a delicate, precise touch with human and superhuman relationships.тАЭтАФPublishers Weekly
тАЬA wonderfully stunning debut . . . BatesтАЩ clear, captivating, imaginative storytelling and vivid, distinctive characters will cause readers to soak up every word.тАЭтАФRT Book Reviews
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