Matisin lid byl doposud chráněn před zákeřnou nemocí, kterou znají jako „krvácení“, tajemnou bylinou, jež znají jen vyvolení z jejího kmene. Teď se však zdá, že její účinek slábne a Matisin lid je touto smrtelnou chorobou opět sužován. Tím však jejich trápení ani zdaleka nekončí. Vojáci Dominia se nezadržitelně blíží a nesou s sebou další hrozbu v podobě smrtících zbraní. A nárokují si[...]
This richly imagined alternate history will appeal to fans of Delirium, Wither, and The Forest of Hands and Teeth. Emmeline and Matisa have arrived at the land of Matisa’s people, but the Dominion’s troops are moving in. Matisa’s people have prepared for… ...
This richly imagined alternate history will appeal to fans of Delirium, Wither, and The Forest of Hands and Teeth.
Emmeline and Matisa have arrived at the land of Matisa’s people, but the Dominion’s troops are moving in. Matisa’s people have prepared for battle, but the Dominion’s weapons are brutal. To secure their survival, they will need something so important the Dominion will have to leave them in peace. Matisa and Em think they know what they need: the remedy to the Bleed, a deadly sickness.
To find it, Em will have to go back to the stifling settlement she’d spent her whole life trying to escape. But she’s no longer the Stained girl she once was—and she’s not going down without a fight.
