#1 New York Times bestselling author Alexandra Bracken is back with the electrifying sequel to SILVER IN THE BONE, in which fresh betrayal ignites ancient magic to wake the dead, and a cursed girl with no magic of her own must put the past to rest.
With the dream of Avalon in ruins, Tamsin and her friends are all that stands in the way of Lord Death's plans to unleash the horrors of Anwnn on the world of the living. As the Wild Hunt carves a bloody path across continents, Tamsin is mustering allies, tracking down powerful artifacts, and traversing into new otherlands in search of a way to stop him.
Legend tells of a “Mirror of Beasts,” powerful enough to trap even Lord Death in its accursed glass, but the mirror is not all that it seems. Tamsin must confront her own darkest secrets if she hopes to tap the mirror's strength to defeat her enemies.
Arthurian legend bleeds into contemporary action, and scars of the past are torn open anew by a starcrossed love that refuses to go quietly. This riveting conclusion to the Silver in the Bone duology will hold you in its thrall until the very last page.
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Magic, in this world, is not a gift—it’s a curse waiting to bloom in blood.
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Set in a realm where Arthurian legends still cast long, twisted shadows, Silver in the Bone is a darkly enchanting fantasy that carves its own mythos from bone, betrayal, and ambition. The story follows Tamsin Lark, a girl born without magic in a brutal society where power defines worth—and survival depends on what you’re willing to sacrifice to claim it.
But this isn't just a retelling with a fresh coat of myth. The series immerses readers in a haunting underworld of relic hunters, necromancers, and ancient curses, all while threading a slow-burning tension between survival and connection. Tamsin’s journey feels jagged and real: shaped by resentment, hardened by abandonment, and constantly teetering between rage and vulnerability. Her world is rich with gothic atmosphere and laced with the kind of feral magic that feels both sacred and dangerous.
What makes the series stand out isn’t just the eerie, rain-soaked ruins or the whispered threats of sorcery gone wrong—it’s the emotional depth. Each choice Tamsin makes chips away at the armor she’s built around herself, revealing a raw, almost aching humanity beneath her hunter's instinct. And in a world ruled by legends, it's the personal stakes—the question of who you are when the world says you're nothing—that truly drive the narrative.
Layered with grim enchantment and moral complexity, this is fantasy for readers who crave shadowy lore, flawed heroes, and the slow, delicious unraveling of secrets too old to stay buried.
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