**A Good Morning America YA Book Club Pick**
“A thrilling fantasy about power and patriarchy” ?TheBookseller, featured as Book of the Month

The first book in a searing new romantasy trilogy, perfect for fans of ALANGUAGE OF DRAGONS and THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE.

If he has the ability to wield magical powers, everyone will rejoice especially the girl who loves him.But what happens when theyrealizeshehas the gift?

adha (A-ya) has grown up in a deeply flawed society. In Domhain, power isdrawn by elites from the life force of other, lesser people called Fodder.Those with this innate ability, the Channellers, have reshaped society toensure their own high status and obscure the exploitative nature of theirpowers. adha, a lowly servant girl, is in love with her close childhood friendIonin, the son of the keeps ruling family. But the fate of his familysposition rests on whether Ionin has inherited a Channellers ability everyone is tense, waiting to see the result of the assessment on his 17thbirthday.

However, in a twist of fate, adha discovers that she herself contains thispower and Ionin doesnt. Its unheard of and dangerous for a servant,especially a woman, to be a Channeller.

Instead, adha tricks everyone into believing her to be gifted only as aKeeper, a Channellers assistant who is less powerful but can manipulate thethreads of power from Fodder. She is allowed to attend the Channeller trainingacademy alongside Ionin, who is unbeknownst to him being empowered by adhasown gift. Here, she is caught up in a whirlwind of patriarchy and heartache,torn between her lifelong devotion to Ionin and her undeniable attraction tothe enigmatic Gry. She also learns a devastating lesson: the human cost of theChannellers power and the lengths they will go to keep it.

About the Author

Clodhna OSullivanis a writer based in Co.Louth, Ireland. She works part time as a legal counsel, is reasonably fluent inGerman, and plays in a band, Molasha (you can find them on Spotify!). She ismarried with three children, living with far too many cats and a dog.