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DARK OF THE WEST

Joanna Hathaway

(The Glass Alliance #1)

He was raised in revolution. She was raised in a palace. Can their love stop a war? Code Name Verity meets The Winner's Curse in Joanna Hathaway's DARK OF THE WEST, a breathtaking YA fantasy debut.

Aurelia Isendare is a princess of a small kingdom in the North, raised in privilege but shielded from politics as her brother prepares to step up to the throne. Halfway around the world, Athan Dakar, the youngest son of a ruthless general, is a fighter pilot longing for a life away from the front lines. When Athan's mother is shot and killed, his father is convinced it's the work of his old rival, the Queen of Etania - Aurelia's mother. Determined to avenge his wife's murder, he devises a plot to overthrow the Queen, a plot which sends Athan undercover to Etania to gain intel from her children.

Athan's mission becomes complicated when he finds himself falling for the girl he's been tasked with spying upon. Aurelia feels the same attraction, all the while desperately seeking to stop the war threatening to break between the Southern territory and the old Northern kingdoms that control it - a war in which Athan's father is determined to play a role. As diplomatic ties manage to just barely hold, the two teens struggle to remain loyal to their families and each other as they learn that war is not as black and white as they've been raised to believe.
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Published 2018-05-01 by Tor Teen

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Film rights optioned by Rainmaker Films.

Hathaways's DARK OF THE WEST is a captivating young adult story that will also appeal to older audiences. The prose is elegant, the characters intricate, and the worldbuilding enrapturing. This richly imagined story will charm lovers of high fantasy. -- Charlie N. Holmberg, bestselling author of the Paper Magicians series

This soaring, gorgeously written, high-stakes adventure stole my breath from the very first page. DARK OF THE WEST's forbidden romance unfolds with devastating beauty against the backdrop of an incipient world war. -- Margaret Rogerson, New York Times Bestselling Author of An Enchantment of Ravens

Dark of the West is the kind of book you can sink your teeth into, full of rich worldbuilding, complex characters, and intricate plots with a healthy dose of backstabbing. I felt like I was really in the cockpit with Athan and in the middle of palace deceit with Aurelia. Fans of high stakes political intrigue will love Dark of the West. I can't wait to read the sequel. - Evelyn Skye, New York Times bestselling author of The Crown's Game

In this reimagining of Europe's world wars, Joanna Hathaway delivers a novel of court intrigue and action-packed military adventure. DARK OF THE WEST is a heart-pounding romp that will leave the reader wanting more. -- Melissa de la Cruz, #1 New York Times bestselling author