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Criticallyacclaimed author Nina Varela delivers a stunning sequel to the richly imaginedqueer epic fantasy Crier’s War, which SLJ called “perfect forfans of Sarah J. Maas’s Throne of Glass.”Fortoo long, Automae havelorded over the kingdom of Rabu, oppressing its human citizens. But the humanrevolution has risen, and at its heart is Ayla. Once a handmaiden, now afugitive, Ayla narrowly escaped the palace of Lady Crier, the girl she would’vekilled if she hadn’t fallen in love first. NowAyla has pledged her allegiance to Queen Junn, who can help accomplish thehuman rebellion’s ultimate goal:destroy the Iron Heart. Without its power, the Automae will be weakened to thepoint of extinction. Ayla wants to succeed,but can’t shake the strong feelings she’s developed for Crier. Andunbeknownst to her, Crier has also fled the palace, taking up among travelingrebels, determined to find and protect Ayla.Evenas their paths collide, nothing can prepare them for the dark secret underlyingthe Iron Heart.

From debut author Nina Varela comes the first book in a richly imagined epic fantasy duology about an impossible love between two girls—one human, one Made—whose romance could be the beginning of a revolution.Perfect for fans of Marie Rutkoski’s The Winner’s Curse as well as Game of Thrones and Westworld.After the War of Kinds ravaged the kingdom of Rabu, the Automae, designed to be the playthings of royals, usurped their owners’ estates and bent the human race to their will.Now Ayla, a human servant rising in the ranks at the House of the Sovereign, dreams of avenging her family’s death…by killing the sovereign’s daughter, Lady Crier. Crier was Made to be beautiful, flawless, and to carry on her father’s legacy. But that was before her betrothal to the enigmatic Scyre Kinok, before she discovered her father isn’t the benevolent king she once admired, and most importantly, before she met Ayla.Now, with growing human unrest across the land, pressures from a foreign queen, and an evil new leader on the rise, Crier and Ayla find there may be only one path to love: war.

From debut author Nina Varela comes the first book in a richly imagined epic fantasy duology about an impossible love between two girls—one human, one Made—whose romance could be the beginning of a revolution.Perfect for fans of Marie Rutkoski’s The Winner’s Curse as well as Game of Thrones and Westworld.After the War of Kinds ravaged the kingdom of Rabu, the Automae, designed to be the playthings of royals, usurped their owners’ estates and bent the human race to their will.Now Ayla, a human servant rising in the ranks at the House of the Sovereign, dreams of avenging her family’s death…by killing the sovereign’s daughter, Lady Crier. Crier was Made to be beautiful, flawless, and to carry on her father’s legacy. But that was before her betrothal to the enigmatic Scyre Kinok, before she discovered her father isn’t the benevolent king she once admired, and most importantly, before she met Ayla.Now, with growing human unrest across the land, pressures from a foreign queen, and an evil new leader on the rise, Crier and Ayla find there may be only one path to love: war.