The Darkening

Hardback Published on: 05/07/2022
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Synopsis

'Wild and thrilling' Adalyn Grace

A fierce revolutionary. A desperate prince. Together they will face the Storm, or be swept away . . .

Prince Dalca was born for one purpose: to protect his home from the Storm, a deadly force that surrounds his city and curses everyone it touches. Vesper Vale is the daughter of failed revolutionaries. Since the Queen sentenced her mother to death by the Storm, she and her father have been on the run.

So when the queen's soldiers - led by Prince Dalca - catch up to Vesper's father, she will do whatever it takes to save him from sharing her mother's cruel fate.

Even arm herself with her father's book of dangerous experimental magic.

Even infiltrate the prince's elite squad of soldier-sorcerers.

Even cheat her way into his cold heart.

But when Vesper learns that there's more to the story of her mother's death, and that her home is in dire peril, she has little choice: trust the devious prince with her family's secrets, or follow her mother's footsteps into the Storm . . .

'Enchanting and wildly clever' Ayana Gray, New York Times bestselling author of Beasts of Prey

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
  • ISBN: 9781529354867
  • Number of pages: 400
  • Dimensions: 238 x 158 x 38 mm
  • Weight: 608g
  • Languages: English

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The Darkening
Fun, original and innovative
I received this from Hodder & Stoughton in exchange for posting an honest review. I gave this book 4.5 stars. This book has everything a YA fantasy shoul... READ MORE
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The Darkening
An innovativen ya fantasy
The Darkening by Sunya Mara is the first book in the Darkening duology and it’s a unique ya fantasy debut. The first thing that I noticed about this story... READ MORE
Katsbookshelf
The Darkening
An interesting and unique story
Vesper Vale is the daughter of revolutionaries. Failed revolutionaries. In a city trapped in the eye of a cursed storm, Vesper is on a mission to save her ... READ MORE
Sumayyah Waheed
The Darkening
Fun, character-led adventure about redemption, revenge, and saving a world
A fun, character-led adventure about redemption, revenge, and saving a world restricted by a magical storm that curses people it envelops. I would have LOV... READ MORE
Hannah
The Darkening
Deliciously gripping and utterly magical!
4.5 stars The Darkening is a deliciously gripping, dark YA fantasy I couldn’t get enough of! It’s an action packed feast for the senses with a richly wove... READ MORE
Natasha
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I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this well done Sunya Mara for writing such an original book, now to wait for the second one
Rachel
The Darkening
Great Start To An Awesome Series
This book is fantastic, the setting and atmosphere it creates is really fresh and new. Easy to read but the imagery is fantastic. Kept me on the edge of ... READ MORE
Heather  Dunnachie
The Darkening
Fun read for teenage readers
The beautiful cover drew me to this book. The descriptive narrative pulled me into the story. “The darkening” by Sunya Mara is the story of Vesper Vale t... READ MORE
Jessica Thorburn