Description

The dramatic conclusion to Jenna Burtenshaw's YA dark fantasy trilogy and the sequel to Shadowcry and Blackwatch. This stunningly original series will be loved by fans of Sarah J. Maas's Throne of Glass series and Leigh Bardugo's Grisha trilogy.

Teen Kate Winters and her powers are unique. She is descended from an ancient and powerful bloodline. She alone can understand Wintercraft, a book of ancient secrets. She alone can stand between the living and the dead as the veil between them crumbles. Kate is being led to the very edge of life and death so that she can call down all the spirits that haunt the graveyard city of Fume. No one can resist the pull of the crumbling veil, and soon the dead will overrun the living. Unless Silas and Edgar can stop her. Edgar is Kate's best friend and her one anchor to the living. But Silas is enigmatic, merciless, and often cruel. Will this villain we love to hate act honorably? Or not?

Jenna Burtenshaw has created not just a magnificent city full of intrigue and darkness, but also a hero and an antihero who will keep you guessing until the end. Who can you trust when good and evil are bound together?


  • Antihero Romance: He’s merciless, cruel, and a villain readers love to hate. But when Kate’s life is on the line, Silas Dane must choose between his mission and the girl who haunts his every move.
  • Enemies to Allies: Forced together by a crumbling world, teen Kate Winters, her best friend Edgar, and the enigmatic soldier Silas must form an uneasy alliance to save their world from the dead.
  • Morally Grey Characters: In the graveyard city of Fume, the lines between good and evil are blurred. Who is the true hero, and who can be trusted when everyone has a secret?
  • Magic and Secrets: As the veil between worlds collapses, Kate must unlock the secrets of the ancient book, Wintercraft, a power that could either save the living or unleash an army of ghosts upon the land.

About the author(s)

Jenna Burtenshaw has been writing since she was a child, and she divides her time between her writing, her dogs, and her rescue rabbits. She is the author of Shadowcry and Blackwatch. She lives in England.

Reviews

Praise for Shadowcry: “Her characters are compelling and her descriptions of the death-besotted society of Albion have genuine power.” - Publishers Weekly

Praise for Shadowcry: “Burtenshaw thoroughly conveys the tensions and mysteries of this dystopian fantasy world.” - Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

Praise for Shadowcry: “This dystopian fantasy delivers action, terror, and magic at a breakneck pace.” - Booklist

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