Age range 12+
Return to Jae Waller's wondrous and war-torn colonial world in this captivating sequel in the Call of the Rift series.
The Blackbird Battle has left all sides devastated. The wind spirit Suriel has disappeared. A hard winter is coming, and famine stalks the land. Kateiko Rin returns to her people, ready at last to reintegrate into her community, but the dangers of the unsettled times come raging to her doorstep and Kateiko is left with no choice but to battle the forces that seek to open a rift between the worlds. Leading an unlikely alliance that includes her new love, Airedain, and her old one, Tiernan, Kateiko must risk all to stop the coming disaster.
'[A] stunning debut...An intricately lush and well-crafted new fantasy that deserves (and demands) a sequel.' — Kirkus Reviews, starred review