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'From bestselling Australian author Lynette Noni comes a dark, thrilling YA fantasy perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Sabaa Tahir.
'Here at Zalindov, the only person you can trust is yourself.
'Seventeen-year-old Kiva Meridan has spent the last ten years fighting for survival in the notorious death prison, Zalindov, working as the prison healer.
'When the Rebel Queen is captured, Kiva is charged with keeping the terminally ill woman alive long enough for her to undergo the Trial by Ordeal: a series of elemental challenges against the torments of air, fire, water and earth, assigned to only the most dangerous of criminals.
'Then a coded message from Kiva’s family arrives, containing a single order: Don’t let her die. We are coming. Aware that the Trials will kill the sickly queen, Kiva risks her own life to volunteer in her place. If she succeeds, both she and the queen will be granted their freedom.
'But no one has ever survived.
'With an incurable plague sweeping Zalindov, a mysterious new inmate fighting for Kiva's heart, and a prison rebellion brewing, Kiva can't escape the terrible feeling that her trials have only just begun.' (Publication summary)
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Number 2 on the Better Reading's 2022 Top 50 Kids Books
Number 2 on the Better Reading's Top 50 Kids Books 2023
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Other Formats
- Sound recording.
- Dyslexic edition.
Awards
- 2023 shortlisted West Australian Young Readers' Book Award — Younger Readers
- 2022 winner Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Australian Book of the Year for Older Children
- 2022 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Older Readers
- 2022 shortlisted Indie Awards — Young Adult
- 2022 highly commended Victorian Premier's Literary Awards — Prize for Writing for Young Adults