required reading for every feminist fantasy fan. 'A dark, gritty, and seriously badass epic that will have you dying for more. 'A dark jewel of a story, one that gleams with fierce, cunning characters-absolutely riveting.' -Alexandra Bracken, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Passenger 'Fierce, epic, and crazy fun.' - Melissa Albert, New York Times bestselling author of The Hazel Wood 'A+, 5 knives.' -Amie Kaufman, New York Times bestselling coauthor of the STARBOUND and ILLUMINAE FILES trilogies 'Absolutely devastating in the best way.' - Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review 'Gorgeous, rich, and rewarding.' - Booklist, Starred Review 'Exciting, complex, and faithful to the feelings that drive human beings in love and conflict. A worthy end to a powerful saga.' - Booklist think Game of Thrones, but with teens.Seventeen Sinister, suspenseful, and unapologetically feminist. Only by destroying everything that came before-including her relationships-can Lada truly build the country she wants.Ĭlaim the throne. From 1 New York Times bestselling author Kiersten White comes the first book in a dark, sweeping new series in which heads will roll, bodies will be impaled. Radu alone fears that they are underestimating his sister's indomitable will. She must lose to him so he can keep her safe. They must go to war against the girl prince.īut Mehmed knows that he loves her. If Lada is allowed to continue, only death will prosper. Determined to send a message of defiance, she has the bodies of Mehmed's peace envoy delivered to him, leaving Radu and Mehmed with no choice. But Lada won't rest until everyone knows that her country's borders are inviolable. Lada's rule of absolute justice has created a Wallachia free of crime.

Does this mean Radu can finally have more with Mehmed. But Mehmed has a secret: as emperor, he is more powerful than ever.

Mehmed is building an empire, becoming the sultan his people need. Haunted by the sacrifices he made in Constantinople, Radu is called back to the new capital. Who will live? Who will die? And who will rule triumphant? The tumultuous, edge-of-your-seat conclusion to the New York Times bestselling AND I DARKEN series-the epic saga that reads like Game of Thrones.

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