Series: The Tainted Realm

In Cython's underground slave camps, only the timid and obedient survive—but Tali is neither of these. In Cython, having magic means the death penalty, and Tali's gift is swelling out of her control. Though no slave has ever escaped, Tali must, for she has sworn to bring her mother's killers to justice. She meets Rix, a nobleman, and together they...

Hightspall is dying. Every year the winters worsen, and the realm's protective magic disappeared with the traitor-king, Lyf, two thousand years ago. Now Lyf is back, bent on wiping Hightspall off the map and rebuilding his ancient land anew. A slave orphaned by Lyf, Tali holds the key to saving the realm - or destroying it. Can she stop him...