Part of The Elemental Trilogy by Sherry Thomas
First published 2015
The Bane has made his terms clear: Titus surrenders Iolanthe, or his entire realm burns. There is no negotiating. There is no more running. Iolanthe and Titus have spent years staying one step ahead of Atlantis, crossing continents, surviving the impossible. Now the impossible is the only move left. To end the Bane's rule, they have to break into his crypt, buried inside the most heavily fortified stronghold in Atlantis. No one has done it. The new prophecies say it cannot be done. Iolanthe is the most powerful elemental mage of her generation, and Titus has planned for this fight his whole life, but plans crack under the weight of what they stand to lose. Their friends are at risk. Their realm is at risk. And the two of them, together, may not make it out. Sherry Thomas closes the Elemental Trilogy with a final chapter that puts everything on the table and does not flinch.
Genres: adventure, fantasy, action, young-adult, epic-fantasy
Vibes: dark, emotional, epic, fast-paced, high-stakes, suspenseful
Tropes: chosen-one, enemies-to-lovers, final-battle, found-family
Setting: Atlantis
436 pages · Hardcover · Balzer + Bray
Content warnings: death, violence