The threat of drakes who attack in the daylight is only the beginning of a darker menace stirring in the kingdom-one whose origins have dire implications for Kate’s father’s attack upon the king and will thrust them into the middle of a brewing civil war in the kingdom of Rime.

With their paths once more entangled, Kate and Corwin have to put the past behind them. He’d rather spend his days away from the palace, away from the sight of his father, broken with sickness from the attempt on his life.

Even as he waits for the uror-the once-in-a-generation ritual to decide which of the king’s children will succeed him-he knows it’s always been his brother who will assume the throne. The high king’s second son, Corwin Tormane, never asked to lead. Fortunately, Kate has a secret edge: she is a wilder, born with magic that allows her to influence the minds of animals. Only those most skilled in riding and bow hunting ride for the Relay and only the fastest survive, for when dark falls, the nightdrakes-deadly flightless dragons-come out to hunt. Now Kate lives as an outcast, clinging to the fringes of society as a member of the Relay, the imperial courier service. It’s a title Kate Brighton inherited from her father after he tried to assassinate the high king years ago. With their paths once more entangled, Kate and Corwin must put the past behind them to face this new threat and an even darker menace stirring in the kingdom.Book Description: They call her Traitor Kate. Her first love, the boy she swore to forget after he condemned her father to death. Fortunately, Kate has a secret edge: She is a wilder, born with forbidden magic that allows her to influence the minds of animals.Īnd it's this magic that leads her to a caravan massacred by drakes in broad daylight-the only survivor Corwin Tormaine, the son of the king. Only the most skilled ride for the Relay and only the fastest survive, for when night falls, the drakes-deadly flightless dragons-come out to hunt. Cast out of the nobility, she now works for the royal courier service. It's a title Kate Brighton inherited from her father after he tried to assassinate the high king of Rime.

'At once fresh, at once classic, Onyx and Ivory is a page-turning blend of monsters, magic, and romance.' – Susan Dennard, New York Times bestselling author of TruthwitchĪcclaimed author Mindee Arnett thrusts readers into a beautiful, dangerous, and magical world in this stunningly epic and romantic fantasy for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Sarah Raasch.

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