
But as Aloriya prospered, the woods grew dark, cursed, and forbidden.Ĭerys knows this all too well: When she was young, she barely escaped as the woods killed her friends and her mother. It has been this way for hundreds of years, since the first king made a bargain with the lady who ruled the forest that borders the kingdom.

Here there are no droughts, disease, or famine, and peace is everlasting. Ashley Poston, acclaimed author of Heart of Iron, returns with a dark, lush fairy-tale-inspired fantasy for fans of Sara Raasch and Susan Dennard.Ĭerys is safe in the Kingdom of Aloriya.
