THIS GOLDEN FLAME PB B – EMILY VICTORIA

Change your fate. Pay the price. An Ember in the Ashes meets Mask of Shadows in Emily Victoria s #ownvoices debut YA fantasy, an epic adventure full of magic, rebellion, and finding where you truly belong. Orphaned and forced to serve her country s ruling group of scribes, Karis wants nothing more than to find her brother, long ago shipped away. But family bonds don t matter to the Scriptorium, whose sole focus is unlocking the magic of an ancient automaton army. In her search for her brother, Karis does the seemingly impossible: she awakens a hidden automaton. Intelligent, with a conscience of his own, Alix has no idea why he was made. Or why his father – their nation s greatest traitor – once tried to destroy the automatons. Suddenly, the Scriptorium isn t just trying to control Karis; it s hunting her. Together with Alix, Karis must find her brother . . . and the secret that s held her country in its power for centuries. 2021 Tantor Media Inc