As High Priestess, Arrah’s mother is the third most powerful person in the Almighty Kingdom–and far more invested in her job at the heart of the Kingdom than in her disappointing daughter. Her father is a kind-hearted and powerful healer descended from a proud line of witchdoctors of the tribal lands. Stand alone or series: Book 1 in a planned seriesĪrrah is the daughter of two worlds. Set in a richly imagined world inspired by whispered tales of voodoo and folk magic, Rena Barron’s captivating debut is the beginning of a thrilling saga about a girl caught between gods, monsters, and the gift and the curse of power. She must race to unravel a twisted and deadly scheme… before the fight costs more than she can afford. If she has no magic of her own, she’ll have to buy it-by trading away years of her own life.Īrrah’s borrowed power reveals a nightmarish betrayal, and on its heels, a rising tide of darkness that threatens to consume her and all those she loves. Under the disapproving eye of her mother, the Kingdom’s most powerful priestess and seer, she fears she may never be good enough.īut when the Kingdom’s children begin to disappear, Arrah is desperate enough to turn to a forbidden, dangerous ritual. Yet she fails at bone magic, fails to call upon her ancestors, and fails to live up to her family’s legacy. Heir to two lines of powerful witchdoctors, Arrah yearns for magic of her own. This book is black girl magic at its finest.”- New York Times bestselling author Dhonielle Clayton A girl with no gifts must bargain for the power to fight her own mother’s dark schemes-even if the price is her life.Ĭrackling with dark magic, unspeakable betrayal, and daring twists you won’t see coming, this explosive YA fantasy debut is a can’t-miss, high-stakes epic perfect for fans of Legendborn, Strange the Dreamer, and Children of Blood and Bone.

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