A Court of Ash and Song

Scorned for a rare and forbidden magic, a young woman finds an unlikely soulmate in an enigmatic prince from a rival empire. As they journey together to avert an ancient prophecy, their bond deepens into a passionate love she believes can unite their worlds. But his devotion is the ultimate deception, a prelude to a devastating betrayal that shatters her heart and ignites a calamitous war. Forged in the crucible of loss and reborn with the power of creation itself, she must rise as the world's last hope. Faced with the traitor she once loved, she must now choose between righteous vengeance or a radical mercy that could heal all worlds—or cost her everything.