by Terry Brooks
First published 2019
The Skaar invasion force has taken root in the Four Lands under Princess Ajin's command, but now their full army marches toward total conquest. The displaced people desperately need a homeland and will crush anyone who opposes them. Drisker Arc has escaped his exile and freed Paranor from its magical prison. His student Tarsha Kaynin reunites with Dar, the remaining defender of the Druid order, as she struggles to master her dangerous Wishsong abilities. Two deadly threats hunt them. Tarsha's own brother now wields the Stiehl, one of the Four Lands' most lethal weapons, and burns for revenge against everyone he believes has betrayed him. A corrupted Druid who once betrayed Drisker Arc also stalks them. If Tarsha and her allies can survive these personal vendettas, they might have a chance against the Skaar conquest. The fate of the Four Lands hangs on whether a young woman can control her magic and face the brother who wants to destroy her.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, fantasy, action
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: chosen-one, enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Four Lands, Paranor, Skaar
Period: Invasion
337 pages · Hardcover · Random House Publishing Group
Content warnings: violence