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The story of Judah, a foundling born with a special gift and raised inside Highfall castle along with Gavin, the son and heir to Lord Elban's vast empire. An epic fantasy tale.

'Fantasy at its most sublime' ERIN MORGENSTERN'Ingenious . . . Kelly Braffet is a marvel' KELLY LINKPerfect for fans of Samantha Shannon, Leigh Bardugo and Sarah J. Maas.She has no name and no history, but she has a power greater than the Empire has ever known.Judah is an orphaned girl with a secret gift, born at the gates of Highfall castle. Raised alongside Gavin, heir to Lord Elban's empire, the two share a bond - one that is key to Judah's survival and destined to be Judah's undoing.Elban - as mighty as he is cruel and greedy - plans to use Judah as a pawn to amass greater control. He will stop at nothing to get what he wants.But beyond the castle walls, a magus, a healer with his own powerful force, has arrived from the provinces. He, too, has designs on the realm, and at the heart of his plans lies Judah...The girl who started life with no name and no history will soon discover her own strength.She does not have to be given power: she can just take it.*Readers are obsessed with The Unwilling:'Clever, beautiful, unexpected'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Reminds me of Six of Crows. Gritty, real and full of imperfectly amazing characters'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I could stay with these characters a very long time'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Brilliantly executed. The Unwilling is about sharing joy, and sensing fear and cruelty, and caring beyond ourselves' VANITY FAIR'Suspenseful: magical, wonderfully written and never predictable . . . An essential addition to the all epic fantasy collections' BOOKLIST

'Fantasy at its most sublime' ERIN MORGENSTERN'Put this on the shelf beside Naomi Novik and George R. R. Martin' KELLY LINK 'Meet your new favourite fantasy writer' GWENDA BOND*Judah chose freedom over betrayal when she leaped from the top of the castle tower. Now she finds herself wandering an unknown forest, far from everything and everyone she loves. For the first time in her life, she's beyond the great Wall that surrounds Highfall castle; for the first time, she's alone. Away from the Seneschal, the power behind the throne; away from Nate Clare, the House Magus who was her teacher, friend, betrayer. Away from her foster brother, Gavin, with whom she has a mysterious bond that has kept them together - and kept her alive.But Judah isn't free. Fiercely sought by those who believe she holds the key to unlocking the power trapped in the world, she must learn to navigate the dangers of an unfamiliar place. She knows that somewhere, Gavin is in peril. To save him, she not only must learn to use the new power she discovers inside herself - she must survive.The heart-stopping second epic fantasy book in the Barrier Lands duology - for readers of Samantha Shannon, Leigh Bardugo and Sarah J. Maas.READERS ARE OBSESSED WITH THE BARRIER LANDS NOVELS: 'So creative and clever and full of angst!'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Best book I've read since the Kingkiller Chronicles'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'So rich and detailed. It was easy to be swept away'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐