From USA Today bestselling author Sarah Hawley comes the stunning conclusion to her darkly enchanting Shards of Magic series following Servant of Earth and Princess of Blood.

The time has come for Princess Kenna of Blood House to decide who she will support as the next ruler of Mistei. But a wrong move by Kenna jeopardizes the very fragile balance of the Accord's truce. It’s a move that ignites the spark for which her enemies have been waiting. In the chaos, she and the two rebel princes are captured, and hundreds of faeries lie dead.

With all prospective rulers at the brutal mercy of the enemy, two faeries —crueler and more ambitious than even the late tyrant king—ascend the throne. Kenna is sure if they don’t kill her first, her guilt will. Her misstep could cost them the war.

But Kenna will never give up, no matter what horrors they plant in her mind or enact on her body. Not when hundreds of loyal faeries are looking to her for a brighter future. Not when she has finally found someone who loves her just as fiercely as she loves him. Yet with every blow she is dealt, the limits of how far she is willing to go to win get pushed further and further. In striving to transform Mistei for the better, Kenna risks losing her greatest strength in this fight—her humanity.

Story Locale:Fictional world (Underground kingdom of Mistei)

Series Overview: A young woman is thrown into a dangerous world of Fae and must use her courage, wit, and strength to survive.