First published 2023
Doric has never belonged anywhere. Her human parents abandoned her, and though the elves of Neverwinter Wood took her in, her tiefling horns and tail mark her as an outsider. Her druidic powers set her apart from the rangers who raised her. When humans push deeper into the forest, threatening her adopted home, Doric realizes she must master abilities she barely understands. Her guardians send her to the Ardeep Forest, where the Emerald Enclave trains warriors to protect the natural world. Among the ancient pines, Doric begins learning to harness her magic and fight for the balance between wilderness and civilization. But her fellow initiates resist change, and the Enclave's rigid beliefs clash with what Doric knows she must become. To save the woods that sheltered her, she must challenge the order that trained her and tear down the barriers she built to protect herself from a world that never wanted her.
Genres: fiction, adventure, fantasy, young-adult
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, outsider
Setting: Ardeep Forest, Neverwinter Wood
336 pages · Paperback · Random House Worlds