Kezi knows her days are numbered. But accepting death is hard, especially when her romance with Olus is so newโOlus, the god of wind and loneliness.ย
Love brings Kezi the will to fight her fate. Love gives Olus the strength to confront his fears. Togetherโand apartโthey encounter spiders with webs of iron, the cruel lord of the land of the dead, and the tests of the Akkan gods.ย
If they succeed, they will be together. If they fail, Olus will have to endure the ultimate lossโandย Kezi will have to make the supreme sacrifice.ย
Gail Carson Levine's first book for children, Ella Enchanted, was a Newbery Honor Book. Levine's other books include Ever, a New York Times bestseller; Fairest, a Best Book of the Year for Publishers Weekly and School Library Journal and a New York Times bestseller; Dave at Night, an ALA Notable Book and Best Book for Young Adults; The Wish; The Two Princesses of Bamarre; A Tale of Two Castles; Stolen Magic; The Lost Kingdom of Bamarre; Ogre Enchanted; and the six Princess Tales books. She is also the author of the nonfiction books Writing Magic: Creating Stories That Fly and Writer to Writer: From Think to Ink, as well as the picture books Betsy Who Cried Wolf and Betsy Red Hoodie. Gail Carson Levine and her husband, David, live in a two-centuries-old farmhouse in the Hudson Valley of New York State.