The long-awaited sequel to the acclaimed YA fantasy Of Fireplace and Stars! Mare and Denna happen to be a fresh and harmful kingdom where Denna will be trained to tame her magic by a mystical queen who’s not all she seems. Perfect for supporters of Malinda Lo and Kristin Cashore.

Princesses Denna and Mare are in like and together in last-only to handle a new group of dangers.

Mare just really wants to settle down with the girl she loves, which will be easier if Denna weren’t gifted with forbidden and volatile open fire about Of Snow and Shadows magic. Denna must figure out how to control her forces, which means journeying in secret towards the kingdom of Zumorda, where she can seek training without fear of persecution. Determined to greatly help, Mare has decided to serve as an ambassador being a cover for their journey.

And Mare and Denna arrive in Zumorda, an attack on a boundary town in Mynaria changes everything. Mare’s diplomatic objective is now urgent: she must quickly broker an alliance with the queen of Zumorda to protect her homeland. However, the queen has no interest in allying with other kingdoms; it’s Denna’s untamed but powerful magic that catches her eye. The queen offers Denna a place among her elite trainees-an opportunity that could force her to choose between her magic and Mare.

As Denna’s forces grow stronger, Mare struggles to be the ambassador her kingdom requirements. By making unconventional friends, her understanding of Zumorda and its people grow, therefore too do her suspicions about who’s really behind the episodes on Zumorda and her homeland.

As growing tensions and unexpected betrayals put Mare and Denna in jeopardy and dangerous opponents emerge on all sides, may they protect their love and conserve their kingdoms?