He tells me that he loves me through our secret language. He has his father’s heart and my stolen gift of immortality. He is a small spark vibrating against my palm, tiny and precious.

At this hour, when my brother Re’Mec rules, I am bathed in his sunlight through the amethyst sky dome above. I am high above the floor, at the top of the stairs that Daho built for me to watch the heavens. I sit upon a throne of polished bone inlaid with gold and jewels that is at once grotesque and beautiful.

The start of the war between the gods and my beloved Daho. The unspeakable act that set the end of the world into motion. The last moments of my first life, when I was Dimma: god, girl, wife, mother, traitor, monster. For I have lived a thousand lives and died a thousand deaths, and every time I die, I relive the same memory. I will start my story at the beginning, the middle, and the end. Highly recommended!”-Kendare Blake, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Three Dark Crowns series Read more Wonderfully written, and full of dark magic and danger, it was a story I couldn’t wait to escape into. “I couldn’t get enough of Kingdom of Souls. Set in a richly imagined world inspired by whispered tales of voodoo and folk magic, the Kingdom of Souls trilogy has been optioned for film by Michael B. The Demon King wants Arrah, and if she and Rudjek can’t unravel his schemes, he will destroy everything, and everyone, standing in his way. While Arrah returns to the tribal lands to search for survivors of the demons’ attack, her beloved Rudjek hunts down the remnants of the demon army-and uncovers a plot that would destroy what’s left of their world. Now the last surviving witchdoctor, she’s been left to pick up the shattered pieces of a family that betrayed her, a kingdom plunged into chaos, and a love that can never be. A witchdoctor who does not walk alone.īrimming with dark magic, high stakes, and serpentine twists, the second book in Rena Barron’s thrilling YA fantasy saga is perfect for fans of Laini Taylor, Sabaa Tahir, and Tomi Adeyemi.Īfter so many years yearning for the gift of magic, Arrah has the one thing she’s always wanted-but it came at too steep a price.

Reaper of Souls by Rena Barron