The Shadow Wand - Laurie Forest

nHER WORLD-ALTERING SECRET CAN'T BE HIDDEN MUCH LONGER n nElloren Gardner hides the most powerful secret in all Erthia--she is the Black Witch of Prophecy, and destined to triumph...or be used as the ultimate weapon of destruction. n nSeparated from everyone she loves, isolated and hunted, Elloren must turn to the last person she can trust--her fastmate, Commander Lukas Grey. With the Mage forces of Gardneria poised to conquer all of Erthia, Elloren has no choice but to ally with Lukas and combine their power to keep herself out of the hands of Gardnerian leader Marcus Vogel...the holder of the all-consuming Shadow Wand. n nWith just weeks to train to become a warrior, and no control over her magic, Elloren finds unexpected allies among those under orders to kill her. It's time to step up. To fight back. And to forge onward through the most devastating loss yet. n nCritics are raving about Laurie Forest's incredible debut, The Black Witch: n nForest uses a richly imagined magical world to offer an uncompromising condemnation of prejudice and injustice. --Booklist, starred review n nExquisite character work, an elaborate mythology, and a spectacularly rendered universe make this a noteworthy debut, which argues passionately against fascism and xenophobia. --Publishers Weekly, starred review n nThis briskly paced, tightly plotted novel enacts the transformative power of education, creating engaging characters set in a rich alternative universe with a complicated history that can help us better understand our own. --Kirkus Reviews, starred review n nBooks in The Black Witch Chronicles: n nThe Black Witch nThe Iron Flower nThe Shadow Wand nThe Demon Tide nWandfasted (ebook novella)* nLight Mage (ebook novella)* n n* Also available in print in The Rebel Mages anthology