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Ever since her brother Lief disappeared, Errin's life has gone from bad to worse. Not only must she care for her sick mother, she has to scrape together rent money by selling illegal herbal cures. But none of that compares to the threat of the vengeful Sleeping Prince whom the Queen just awoke from his enchanted sleep.When her village is evacuated as part of the war against the Sleeping Prince, Errin is left desperate and homeless. The only person she can turn to is the mysterious Silas, a young man who buys deadly poisons from Errin, but won't reveal why he needs them. Silas promises to help her, but when he vanishes, Errin must journey across a kingdom on the brink of war to seek another way to save her mother and herself. But what she finds shatters everything she believed about her world, and with the Sleeping Prince drawing nearer, Errin must make a heartbreaking choice that could affect the whole kingdom.
About the Author
Melinda Salisbury is the three-time Carnegie Medal-nominated author of the Sin Eater's Daughter series, the State of Sorrow duology, and bestselling YA horror novel Hold Back the Tide, as well as non-fiction title, The Way Back Almanac. Her books have been published in 14 countries to date and have been shortlisted for numerous national and international awards, including the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, and the Edgar Awards in the United States. Melinda lives by the sea in the south of England and is a keen wildlife photographer.
