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The new gut-wrenching epic from the New York Times bestselling author of Sky in the Deep. For as long as she can remember, Tova has lived among the Svell, the people who found her washed ashore as a child and use her for her gift as a Truthtongue. Her own home and clan are long-faded memories, but the sacred symbols and staves inked over every inch of her skin mark her as one who can cast the rune stones and see into the future. She has found a fragile place among those who fear her, but when two clans to the east bury their age-old blood feud and join together as one, her world is dangerously close to collapse. For the first time in generations, the leaders of the Svell are divided. Should they maintain peace or go to war with the allied clans to protect their newfound power? And when their chieftain looks to Tova to cast the stones, she sets into motion a series of events that will not only change the landscape of the mainland forever but will give her something she believed she could never have again-a home.

Eelyn celý svůj život bojuje proti odvěkému nepříteli – klanu Riki. Když na bitevním poli zahlédne svého bratra, kterého viděla před pěti lety umírat, nevěří vlastním očím. Teď stojí proti ní na straně nepřítele. Jeho zrada však není to jediné, čemu musí Eelyn čelit. Po neúspěšném boji se z ní stane otrokyně a čeká ji krutá zima v zajetí. Všechno ale změní útok krvelačného klanu, v jehož skutečnou existenci nikdo nevěřil.

Příběh plný odvahy a dobrodružství v nelítostném světě vikingů. Eelyn celý svůj život bojuje proti odvěkému nepříteli – klanu Riki. Když na bitevním poli zahlédne svého bratra, kterého viděla před pěti lety umírat, nevěří vlastním očím. Teď stojí proti ní na straně nepřítele. Jeho zrada však není to jediné, čemu musí Eelyn čelit. Po neúspěšném boji se z ní stane otrokyně a čeká ji krutá zima v zajetí. Všechno ale změní útok krvelačného klanu, v jehož skutečnou existenci nikdo nevěřil.

There were tales that only the island knew. Ones that had never been told. I knew, because I was one of them.' Emery Blackwood's life was forever changed on the eve of her high school graduation, when the love of her life, August Salt, was accused of murdering her best friend, Lily. She'd once dreamt of running away with August, eager to escape the misty, remote shores of Saoirse Island and chase new dreams together. Now, she is doing what her teenage self swore she never would: living a quiet existence among this tight-knit community steeped in folklore and tradition, ruled by the seasons and ancient superstitions. But when August returns after fourteen years to bury his mother's ashes, Emery must confront her first love and the reason he left so abruptly. But the town wants August gone again. And as the island begins to show signs of strange happenings, the emergence of deep betrayals and hidden promises threatens to reveal the truth behind Lily's death once and for all.