Queens, countries, and cultures collided in Woodwalker and Ashes to
Fire, the first two books in Emily B. Martin's Creatures of Light
series. From Mae's guidance to retake Lumen Lake to Mona's eye-opening
adventure in Cyprien, we now see things from Gemma's perspective--a
queen in disgrace...and symbol of the oppressive power of Alcoro.
Queen Gemma--although she isn't sure she still has claim to that
title--is in prison.
To her people, it's simply called "The Retreat," but in the middle of
nowhere, surrounded by guards and unable to speak to her husband, King
Celeno, there's no other word for it. The only comfort she has is
knowing she might not be there long--the Prelate has let her know in no
uncertain terms the council is, even now, deciding her ultimate fate.
And Gemma would resign herself to that if it wasn't for a mysterious
stranger breaking her free and setting her on a course that could change
the world. With precious information--and a skeptical travel companion--
Gemma must undertake a journey to find answers to the questions that
have defined her life for years...and her country for centuries.
If she can make this desperate scheme work, she might not just forge
peace between Alcoro and their neighbors, but win some peace of heart as
well. And, perhaps, she'll learn the same lessons Mae and Mona learned:
that being Queen doesn't mean having to do everything alone.
Creatures of Light--the eponymous third and final book in Emily B.
Martin's series--is a novel filled with adventure, betrayal, and a
queen's lifelong struggle to love and trust herself.
