First published 2008
Left for dead after his mother's demise, Liir must reckon with his past and uncover his true powers. Taken in by the Cloister of Saint Glinda, he's nursed back to health by the novice Candle, whose music stirs his spirit. But Liir's quest is just beginning – he must find his half-sister Nor, last seen imprisoned in the foreboding Southstairs, and fulfill the dying wishes of a princess. In an Oz under new, dangerous rule, Liir must decide whether to hide or rise to the occasion, for his mother's legacy hangs in the balance.
Genres: fiction, historical-fiction, fantasy, magic
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: chosen-one, found-family
Setting: Oz, Southstairs, Cloister of Saint Glinda
Period: 20th-century
352 pages · Paperback · William Morrow Paperbacks