Pursued by Leoden and aided by the Shavaktiin-a secretive order of storytellers and mystics-the rebels flee to Veksh, a neighboring matriarchy ruled by the fearsome Council of Queens.

Can one girl-and an accidental worldwalker at that-really be the key to saving Kena? Or will she die trying?

Saffron is out of her world and out of her depth, but the further she travels, the more she finds herself bound to her friends with ties of blood and magic. But Leoden has allies, too, and chief among them is the Vex’Mara Kadeja, a dangerous ex-priestess who shares his dreams of conquest. It’s there that her fate becomes intertwined with that of three very different women: Zech, the fast-thinking acolyte of a cunning, powerful exile Viya, the spoiled, runaway consort of the empire-building ruler, Vex Leoden and Gwen, an Earth-born worldwalker whose greatest regret is putting Leoden on the throne. When Saffron Coulter stumbles through a hole in reality, she finds herself trapped in Kena-a magical realm on the brink of civil war. compelling characters and a fascinating world” (Martha Wells, author of The Murderbot Diaries)

Saffron is out of her world and out of her depth, but the further she travels, the more she finds herself bound to her friends with ties of blood and magic.Portal fantasy grows up in this immersive series kickoff featuring “a life-changing adventure. But Leoden has allies, too, and chief among them is the Vex'Mara Kadeja, a dangerous ex-priestess who shares his dreams of conquest. It's there that her fate becomes intertwined with that of three very different women- Zech, the fast-thinking acolyte of a cunning, powerful exile Viya, the spoiled, runaway consort of the empire-building ruler, Vex Leoden and Gwen, an Earth-born worldwalker whose greatest regret is putting Leoden on the throne. compelling characters and a fascinating world' (Martha Wells, author of The Murderbot Diaries) When Saffron Coulter stumbles through a hole in reality, she finds herself trapped in Kena-a magical realm on the brink of civil war. Portal fantasy grows up in this immersive series kickoff featuring 'a life-changing adventure.

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