Sylah desires of days developing up in the resistance, being advised she would spark a revolution that would free the empire from the red-blooded ruling classes’ tyranny. That spark was once extinguished the day she watched her household murdered earlier than her eyes.
Anoor has been informed she’s nothing, no one, a disappointment, by way of the solely character who matters: her mother, the most effective ruler in the empire. But when Sylah and Anoor meet, a fireplace burns between them that should eat the kingdom—and their hearts.