Selestra is the last heir to an extremely powerful magic in her kingdom.
But she is locked in a tower by the tyrannical King Seryth.
When her mother dies she will inherit her role as the King's new witch but its a position she doesn't want.
For if she accepts it, it means she will then be a soul sucker like her mother and able to predict their deaths and collect their souls.
She is terrified and doesn't want this and when she meets Nox, a young soldier and reads his future for him she is shocked to discover that their futures are bound and intertwined.
But Nox meanwhile has plans of his own, he plans to kill King Seryth to avenge the death of his own father.
He doesn't want or need to help a miserable princess escape her fate but to save the kingdom maybe he has to.
This was brilliant, so fresh and inventive and quite different to a lot of modern tried and tested fantasy plots.
Very original and now feel I want to read more by the author.
A great read for any fantasy fan.
But she is locked in a tower by the tyrannical King Seryth.
When her mother dies she will inherit her role as the King's new witch but its a position she doesn't want.
For if she accepts it, it means she will then be a soul sucker like her mother and able to predict their deaths and collect their souls.
She is terrified and doesn't want this and when she meets Nox, a young soldier and reads his future for him she is shocked to discover that their futures are bound and intertwined.
But Nox meanwhile has plans of his own, he plans to kill King Seryth to avenge the death of his own father.
He doesn't want or need to help a miserable princess escape her fate but to save the kingdom maybe he has to.
This was brilliant, so fresh and inventive and quite different to a lot of modern tried and tested fantasy plots.
Very original and now feel I want to read more by the author.
A great read for any fantasy fan.