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Full of nonstop action, suspense, and romance, you won't want to miss this epic finale to The Girl with the Hickory Heart.Weeks after the complete destruction of Black Sail City, Lye Li is haunted by the message that Luna and Ash have been captured by the emperor. With refugees swelling past the gates of the monastery and the impending threat of Shen returning, Lye cannot ignore that her duty is to the Char people as she is forced to decide whether to restore the Carvresses to the throne and leave Ash and Luna to be tortured in the palace, or rescue her brother and risk the Char being extinguished permanently.Beneath the rusted walls of the emperor's palace, Ash and Luna hold tightly to hope. Enduring torture and endless mind games, they cling to their love for each other to survive and the knowledge that they cannot leave the kidnapped Char children behind.All decisions, all journeys, will lead to the same place: The palace. To a fanciful emperor, controlled by a ruthless woman and a population beginning to doubt their ruler. Walls of stone separate families and friends.But if they can reach each other and join forces, they might just be able to change the world.

Ash still feels deeply connected to Luna, but as she loses herself in her grief, he must work with his sister Lye to fight against the ever-increasing power of the Chancellor. When Ash discovers his sister's betrayal and an unlikely connection to the Chancellor, he questions everything he knows, fighting to determine who to believe and what the real motives are behind those around him.With the ghost of a past loved one appearing when Lye needs advice, she realizes that even if she can't help Luna directly, she can aid Luna's people. She begins advising the general in battle, her borrowed insights changing the course of the war.When Ash, Lye, and Luna are joined by the Carvresses, who harbor a cataclysmic secret of their own, and finally understand the Chancellor's true nature, the three risk their lives, their powers, and everything they have to save each other and the land they've come to call home.Sequel to THE GIRL WITH THE HICKORY HEART.