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New power. A contest to die for.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSophia DeWinter has been bound to her cruel uncle, the Collector, since he exacted a blood bond from her as a child. When she learns of Killmarth, an elite academy for magic wielders outside of the Collector’s control, she seizes it as her only chance to break free.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach hopeful must prove their worth by competing in brutal and deadly challenges – the Ordeals. And that’s just the beginning, because hopefuls are also being viciously picked off one-by-one. To survive, Sophia could team up with another challenger, perhaps the powerful wielder Alden Locke. But how to identify an ally from a rival? 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