“Opulence, beauty, and danger... A magnificent and triumphant debut.” Dhonielle Clayton, New York Times bestselling authorFor fans of Twin Crowns and TikTok sensations To Kill a Kingdom and This Woven KingdomThe royal court of Galla is as dangerous as it is glamorous... Kalothia will need every ounce of courage and wit, if she is to avenge those she loves ... and stay alive.

Galothia has grown up in the shadows of her kingdom, hidden away after her parents were outed as enemies of the king. Raised in a forest idyll by a few kindly adult caretakers, Kalothia has no firsthand knowledge of the outside world. But when assassins attack her home on her sixteenth birthday, she must flee. Her journey takes her to the king’s court—a beautiful but lethal nest of poison, plots, and danger. Guided by the Goddess, can Kalothia navigate this most worldly of places to find h...

In this thrilling Afro-fantasy, the first set in the lush, opulent kingdom of Galla, a girl raised in secret must leave her sheltered rural home for the subtle dangers of the royal court, where she becomes caught up in deadly power struggles and romantic intrigue.Kalothia has grown up in the shadows of her kingdom, hidden away in the forested East after her parents were outed as enemies of the king. Raised in a woodland idyll by a few kindly adult caretakers, Kalothia can hunt and f...