But Mare finds herself on a deadly path, at risk of becoming exactly the kind of monster she is trying to defeat. Pursued by Maven, now a vindictive king, Mare sets out to find and recruit other Red-and-Silver fighters to join in the struggle against her oppressors. The crown calls her an impossibility, a fake, but as she makes her escape from Maven, the prince - the friend - who betrayed her, Mare uncovers something startling: she is not the only one of her kind.

'Kneel or bleed' - Jacket.-Includes excerpts from Queen Song & Steel Scars novellas set in the world of Red Queen.-Mare Barrow's blood is red - the color of common folk - but her Silver ability, the power to control lightning, has turned her into a weapon that the royal court tries to control. Includes excerpts from Queen Song and Steel Scars, novellas set in the world of Red Queen Will she shatter under the weight of the lives that are the cost of rebellion? Or have treachery and betrayal hardened her forever? Pursued by the Silver king, Mare sets out to find and recruit other Red and Silver fighters to join in the struggle against her oppressors. The crown calls her an impossibility, a fake, but as she makes her escape from the prince and friend who betrayed her, Mare uncovers something startling: she is not the only one of her kind. Mare's blood is red - the colour of common folk - but her Silver ability, the power to control lightning, has turned her into a weapon that the royal court tries to control.

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