You are accused of crimes against the Code. How do you plead?

DevynMarcusCassandraAfter failing to escape the Roman metropolis of Londinium with , her lover, and , her betrothed, wakes in inky darkness to find the ground giving way to sand beneath her feet.

All three of them have been carted back to the notorious arena at the heart of the city to stand trial by public vote. Cass knows they must escape at any cost: to warn the Celts of the mysterious blood curse ravaging their kin, to foil the schemes of the imperial council…

Lady of the LakeTo find the fabled , the one who could save them all.

But even as the jaws of death close in around her, another threat looms in the shadows, a danger she never could have foreseen, a betrayal that could burn down her entire world.

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a fan for life‘OMG. I will forever be in love with this series … this author has me as ’ Penelope, 5* NetGalley review

one of the best dystopian novels I’ve read‘Beautifully written and … an epic journey you won’t forget. I would love to see this made into a film’ Zoe, 5* NetGalley review

flawless‘I couldn’t put it down. There were times when I gasped, when I cried and when I felt my jaw drop. The world Clara O’Connor has woven together is so intricate and real and the storytelling is . Absolutely my favourite series I have read this year’ Jessica, 5* NetGalley review

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