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- ISBN 9780008672737
- Weight: 270g
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 10 Sep 2026
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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In a citadel always at war, the strongest warriors rule. Ellie is nobody – a lowly apprentice with faded, half-useless magic. Survival is her only goal.
Until Stella, the citadel’s all-seeing governor, starts singling Ellie out for special attention: secret training, a coveted ticket to the Commander’s Ball…and dangerous proximity to Mace Hardfield, the deadliest fighter alive.
But Stella's interest isn’t about romance. There’s a secret in Ellie’s blood, one that could shatter their war-hungry world — and put Mace squarely in her path, whether as ally, rival, or something far more dangerous.
Ellie came here to survive. But she might just bring the whole world to its knees.
Lilly Inkwood always wanted to write books, ever since she penned (literally, with a pen) her dozen-page long ‘novel’ in fifth grade. It just took her much too long to realise that she loves fantasy, above all things.
She also writes historical fiction as Patricia Adrian. Her novel The Bletchley Women is a USA Today Bestseller.
Lilly’s interests also include history (especially women in history), skulking around social media for much longer than she should, and reading, particularly when she’s on a tight deadline and should be writing instead. She lives in Germany.
