In a time of fear, the One Who I Promised will come to the raka, bearing glory in her train and justice in her hand . . . She will be attended by a wise one, the cunning one, the strong one, the warrior and the crows . . . From the Kyprish Prophecy, written in the year 200HE.
The intrepid Alianne (Aly), daughter of the Tortallan spymaster and King's Champion, is caught up in a quest to win a wager with the Trickster god, Kyprioth - to put a rebel queen on the throne of the Copper Isles. In this sweeping saga by best-selling author Tamora Pierce, Aly is caught up in a world where nothing is what it seems. This is a powerful tale of passion and rebellion, where gods, humans and immortals invoke magic and cause mayhem in their struggle to dominate the throne, the heavens and the Earth.
