AustLit

'A darkling with a lust for power...

'Henry Saint shouldn't exist. Every year on his birthday, he kills someone and takes their soul so that he may live another year. He is a darkling, not fairy... but not human either. Yet he is bound by the laws of both worlds. With a new King on the throne of Annwyn and the mortal world trying to rebuild after plagues killed so many, Henry seizes the opportunity to carve out a place of his own.

'A spy without a soul...

'Darah was Felan's spy before he became King of Annwyn. Now he has one last mission for her. He wants her to join the darkling's Court and discover what Henry's endgame is. No one trusts the Banished when they gather in great numbers. As Darah gets drawn into Henry's world she realizes he can give her the one thing she could never find in Annwyn–love. But is love worth betraying her King?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.