Kelly Cole – författare

Finley has always struggled to reconcile her opposing heritages: the gentle Trish nature from her mother and the combatant instincts from her Bellovian father. When she discovers the lost Trish queen survived the Bellovian invasion eighteen years ago, she must decide which country, and half of herself, to honor in the fight ahead.

The only way Finley''s Bellovian peers could hate her more is if they discovered she was half Trish. Years of dying her silver hair the Bellovian shade of black and perfecting their cruel, violent customs kept the truth hidden. Yet blending in becomes even more difficult when she turns seventeen and must volunteer for the never-ending war, joining the Bellovian fight against the Florians. The Bellovians have always marched to the Front armed with guns and their militaristic upbringing, but after all these years the Florians are growing more aggressive in their efforts. The threat of their superhuman abilities hangs in the air. Finley feels she alone knows Bellovian technology will no longer be enough and although she fears for her own safety, she is ready to see the war finished. She would welcome a Bellovian defeat if not for the friendships she finally forms her first week as a soldier and the sudden attention of her lifelong crush, Oken Sars. Finley''s role in this war takes an unexpected turn when she starts to develop rare Trish abilities and overhears her commander discussing the recent capture of the Trish queen. She realizes she must choose between consequences of desertion and the chance to save her mother''s people. Choose between her family and her duty. Between love and powerful alliances. Between Traesha and Bellovi. Silver or black.

Finley has risked everything to find the queen of Traesha. She left behind her family, friends, and her identity. Now, she must figure out who she is in her new role as resa magsai as she and Natasha plot to reclaim their home. At every turn, an enemy is determined to use Traesha''s power for their own benefit. They come at resa and queen with guns, threats, and impossible political negotiations. 

Finley now understands she was born to fight for Natasha and Natasha alone. Whatever damage the war inflicts, she must keep battling for the people of Traesha. But ties to her past echo in Finley''s heart and the Florian royals step forward to test her loyalties. When the leaders of the warring countries are pitted against each other, the choice between them should be simple. Finley is resa. What choice does she have but to become a weapon for rulers?

Finley and Queen Natasha have succeeded in their goals, yet Finley remains unsatisfied. War still rages, and the people she loves are at risk. While Finley''s hair may be more silver and her connection to Traesha stronger than ever, her ties to Bellovi refuse to let up. 

In the final installment in the Blade of Traesha trilogy, Finley must decide where she stands in the war-torn world around her. With a prophecy over her head and pressure from every side to do the impossible, she is running out of time. Does Finley follow the duty and peace of Traesha? Turn to the powerful Florians seeking to destroy her father''s country of blood thirst and cruelty? Or does she follow that flicker of hope she has for people like her brother and the slim chance that Bellovi is more than anyone ever expected?

Or is there a fourth option, a distant island that has yet to declare its own stance in the battle ahead?