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The thrilling Legendborn Cycle by Tracy Deonn continues in its gripping third installment, building on the groundbreaking contemporary fantasy saga that intertwines Southern Black Girl Magic, clandestine societies, and the legend of King Arthur.

Bree Matthews is on her own. She has severed herself from the Legendborn Order, ended her ancestral connections, and distanced herself from friends who could never grasp the immense personal cost of her powers. Though painful, Bree believes this isolation is the only way to protect herself and those she loves. But her decision has bound her to a deadly new master—the mysterious and dangerous Shadow King, a shapeshifting entity who walks among humans, crosses into the demon realm, and penetrates even the Legendborn society’s secrets. In exchange for guidance on controlling and expanding her extraordinary powers, Bree has entrusted her future completely into the Shadow King’s hands—becoming his unwilling apprentice and beholden to his demands.

At the same moment, turmoil reigns among the other Scions. The Round Table remains broken and without leadership, further compromised by the disappearance of their Kingsmage, Selwyn. Determined to regain control, Nick invokes an ancient rule that forces the High Council of Regents to grant him an audience—but instead, the Order’s Merlins imprison him. With no knowledge of what Nick intends to reveal or demand, the fractured Order stands on uncertain ground.

As tensions escalate, mysterious kidnappings plague their world, and Merlins are turning up dead. Bree soon discovers that no matter how far she runs, the shadows of her past will always pursue her.