The Demon King

TimesarehardinthemountaincityofFellsmarch.ReformedthiefHanAlisterwilldoalmostanythingtoekeoutalivingforhimself,hismother,andhissisterMari.Ironically,theonlythingofvaluehehasissomethinghecan’tsell.ForaslongasHancanremember,he’swornthicksilvercuffsengravedwithrunes.They’reclearlymagicked—ashegrows,theygrow,andhe’sneverbeenabletogetthemoff.Whileouthuntingoneday,HanandhisClanfriend,DancercatchthreeyoungwizardssettingfiretothesacredmountainofHanalea.Afteraconfrontation,HantakesanamuletfromMicahBayar,sonoftheHighWizard,toensuretheboywon'tuseitagainstthem.Hansoonlearnsthattheamulethasanevilhistory—itoncebelongedtotheDemonKing,thewizardwhonearlydestroyedtheworldamillenniumago.Withamagicalpiecethatpowerfulatstake,HanknowsthattheBayarswillstopatnothingtogetitback.Meanwhile,Raisaana’Marianna,PrincessHeiroftheFells,hasherownbattlestofight.She’sjustreturnedtocourtafterthreeyearsofrelativefreedomwithherfather’sfamilyatDemonaicamp–riding,hunting,andworkingthefamousClanmarkets.AlthoughRaisawillbecomeeligibleformarriageafterhersixteenthname-day,sheisn'tlookingforwardtotradinginhercommonsenseandnewskillsforetiquettetutorsandstuffyparties.Raisawantstobemorethananornamentinaglitteringcage.SheaspirestobelikeHanalea—thelegendarywarriorqueenwhokilledtheDemonKingandsavedtheworld.Butitseemslikehermotherhasotherplansforher--plansthatincludeasuitorwhogoesagainsteverythingtheQueendomstandsfor.TheSevenRealmswilltremblewhenthelivesofHanandRaisacollideinthisstunningnewpage-turnerfrombestsellingauthorCindaWilliamsChima.