Instant New York Times bestseller!
"A remarkable, breathtaking, earthshaking, poetic thrillride."
--Daniel José Older, New York Times bestselling author of
Shadowshaper
In this riveting, keenly emotional debut fantasy, a Black teen from
Houston has her world upended when she learns about her godly ancestry
and must save both the human and god worlds. Perfect for fans of Angie
Thomas, Tomi Adeyemi, and The Hunger Games!
"Make a way out of no way" is just the way of life for Rue. But when her
mother is shot dead on her doorstep, life for her and her younger sister
changes forever. Rue's taken from her neighborhood by the father she
never knew, forced to leave her little sister behind, and whisked away
to Ghizon--a hidden island of magic wielders.
Rue is the only half-god, half-human there, where leaders protect their
magical powers at all costs and thrive on human suffering. Miserable and
desperate to see her sister on the anniversary of their mother's death,
Rue breaks Ghizon's sacred Do Not Leave Law and returns to Houston, only
to discover that Black kids are being forced into crime and violence.
And her sister, Tasha, is in danger of falling sway to the very forces
that claimed their mother's life.
Worse still, evidence mounts that the evil plaguing East Row is the same
one that lurks in Ghizon--an evil that will stop at nothing until it has
stolen everything from her and everyone she loves. Rue must embrace her
true identity and wield the full magnitude of her ancestors' power to
save her neighborhood before the gods burn it to the ground.
