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The Darkening Duology

The Darkening

In this thrilling and epic YA fantasy debut the only hope for a city trapped in the eye of a cursed storm lies with the daughter of failed revolutionaries and a prince terrified of his throne.

Vesper Vale is the daughter of revolutionaries. Failed revolutionaries. When her mother was caught by the queen’s soldiers, they gave her a choice: death by the hangman’s axe, or death by the Storm that surrounds the city and curses anyone it touches. She chose the Storm. And when the queen’s soldiers—led by a paranoid prince—catch up to Vesper’s father after twelve years on the run, Vesper will do whatever it takes to save him from sharing that 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, she’ll have to make a choice if she wants to save her city: trust the devious prince with her family’s secrets, or follow her mother’s footsteps into the Storm.


Author:

  • Sunya Mara

Narrator:

  • Rachel Petladwala

Series:

  • Volume 1 in The Darkening Duology

Format:

  • Audiobook

Duration:

  • 11 h 56 min

Language:

English

Categories:

  • Ages 9-12
  • Crime and adventure stories ages 9-12
  • Ages 9-12
  • Fantasy, magic, and sci-fi ages 9-12
  • Ages 9-12
  • Love and relationships ages 9-12
  • Teenage and young adult
  • Love and life
  • Teenage and young adult
  • Fantasy
  • Teenage and young adult
  • Mysteries

3.6

29 ratings

Anoniem

28/11/2022

I really liked it, though I thought it was a little bit the same as shadow and bone.

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    Sunya Mara

    Sunya Mara grew up in six different cities across five different states and now calls Los Angeles home. She studied film and business at the University of Southern California and went on to write and illustrate at Kobe Bryant’s Granity Studios. When not telling stories, she spends her time haunting old movie theaters and staring at museum walls. Visit her online at sunyamara.com.

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