The first book in the new fantasy series from the author of Half BadThis is the perfect story for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Laini Taylor. A princess a traitor a soldier a hunter and a thief.Five teenagers with the fate of the world in their hands.Five nations destined for conflict.In Brigant Princess Catherine prepares for a political marriage arranged by her brutal and ambitious father while her true love Ambrose faces the executioners block.In Calidor downtrodden servant March seeks revenge on the prince who betrayed his people. In Pitoria feckless Edyon steals cheap baubles for cheaper thrills as he drifts from town to town.And in the barren northern territories thirteenyearold Tash is running for her life as she plays bait for the gruff demon hunter Gravell.As alliances shift and shatter and old certainties are overturned our five heroes find their past lives transformed and their futures inextricably linked by the unpredictable tides of magic and war.Who will rise and who will fall And who will claim the ultimate prize If you couldnt get enough of The Children of Blood and Bone or The Red Queen then you need to dive into the world of Brigant.