In the new fantasy from the award-winning author of the
Riddle-Master Trilogy, a young man comes of age amid family
secrets and revelations, and transformative magic.
Hidden away from the world by his mother, the
powerful sorceress Heloise Oliver, Pierce has grown up
working in her restaurant in Desolation Point. One day,
unexpectedly, strangers pass through town on the way to the
legendary capital city. “Look for us,” they tell Pierce, “if
you come to Severluna. You might find a place for yourself
in King Arden’s court.”
Lured by a future far
away from the bleak northern coast, Pierce makes his choice.
Heloise, bereft and furious, tells her son the truth: about
his father, a knight in King Arden’s court; about an older
brother he never knew existed; about his father’s
destructive love for King Arden’s queen, and Heloise’s
decision to raise her younger son alone.
As
Pierce journeys to Severluna, his path twists and turns
through other lives and mysteries: an inn where ancient
rites are celebrated, though no one will speak of them; a
legendary local chef whose delicacies leave diners slowly
withering from hunger; his mysterious wife, who steals
Pierce’s heart; a young woman whose need to escape is even
greater than Pierce’s; and finally, in Severluna, King
Arden's youngest son, who is urged by strange and lovely
forces to sacrifice his father’s kingdom.
Things are changing in that kingdom. Oldmagic is on the
rise. The immensely powerful artifact of an ancient god has
come to light, and the king is gathering his knights to
quest for this profound mystery, which may restore the
kingdom to its former glory—or destroy it...
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