Age range 13 to 17Following a cryptic message from her dead parents, Katja takes up her father’s sword, vowing to stop the warlike Rúonbattai. She finds Tiernan in a mange city just before a violent coup leaves him comatose. While scouring the city’s magical hospital for a cure, where she uncovers a key to winning the war, but can she wake Tiernan in time?Fire, smoke, and ash consume the continent in the darkest chapter yet in The Call of the Rift seriesThe Battle of Tjarnnaast left its mark: Katja is adrift, haunted by her memories of the battle and dark visions of a desolate wasteland. Her only guidance is her parents’ cryptic messages from the spirit world. On their instructions, Katja goes south to track down her mercenary friend Tiernan. Maybe together, they can find the Rúonbattai’s elusive cleric leader, defeat their ranks forever, and end the war. Then Katja could finally go home — if she can decide where home is.Yet Tiernan is missing, and Katja’s best hope of rescuing him is by striking unlikely alliances — with untrustworthy acquaintances and new allies hiding dangerous secrets. Druids whisper of dry winters and warming oceans and the war-torn nation is a tinderbox ready to ignite. Katja must use everything in her power, from her water magic to her hand in marriage, to battle the growing flames. If they erupt into a wildfire, everyone and everything she loves will burn with them.
