In Zalindov's brutal prison, a young healer risks deadly trials to save a queen and fight for freedom, igniting rebellion and romance.
In Zalindov's brutal prison, a young healer risks deadly trials to save a queen and fight for freedom, igniting rebellion and romance.
Seventeen-year-old Kiva Meridan has spent the last ten years fighting for survival in the notorious death prison, Zalindov, working as the prison healer.
When the Rebel Queen is captured, Kiva is charged with keeping the terminally ill woman alive long enough for her to undergo the Trial by Ordeal: a series of elemental challenges against the torments of air, fire, water, and earth, assigned to only the most dangerous of criminals.
Then a coded message from Kiva’s family arrives, containin...
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Mentions of romantic tension; no explicit scenes depicted. Mentions and allusions to rape; off-page, implied.
Graphic violence, torture, whipping, branding, and mass death.
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Drug addiction and overdose depicted; not glamorized.
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No religious themes present.
Elemental magic and spellcasting as fantasy elements.
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Themes of rebellion and abuse of power in prison setting.
Self-harm depicted; recurring but not central.
Child abuse, imprisonment, and systemic cruelty central. Mentions and allusions to rape; off-page, implied.
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