The gripping fourth instalment in the bestselling* found-family fantasy series by BookTok sensation Andy Darcy Theo. After a devastating attack shatters everything he thought he knew, Alexis Michaels is taken deep into the heart of the enemy's kingdom. Trapped within Mortem's ever-shifting castle and stripped of the people he loves, he must endure impossible trials to hold on to the one thing the darkness cannot claim: himself. Back in the Haven, Demi, Blaise and Caeli refuse to give up hope, and with the spring equinox approaching and the fate of light and darkness hanging in the balance, the Children of the Elements must decide how much they are willing to sacrifice for one another. Because this time, surviving may not be enough. “Explosive, action packed and full of twists” Bea Fitzgerald “Thrilling from start to finish” Katherine Webber Tsang “Not only one of the freshest voices in YA literature, but one of the most vital” Sasha Peyton Smith *The Light That Blinds Us and The Dark That Hides Us were TCM YA #1s on publication week April 2024 and April 2025 respectively
