Five years old.... Nimhara was only five years old when they discovered she was the Divine One..the goddess....all the power had found its way to her when the Divine One touched a man and lost her powers. Raised in the temple by priests and kept separate from her people, Nimhara is waiting to learn what her aspect will be - so long and so late in coming to her. What power will she wield?
Then into her world crashes a glider...perhaps fulfilling the prophesy she hopes to fulfill. When Nimhara makes her way to the glider alone she discovers a man, North, who could just possibly be the Lightbringer who will help save her people. But when the two make their way back to Nimhara's camp they find a massacre.
Now it will be up to the two of them to return to the floating city where Nimhara is the Divine One - unable to touch any other human being - and where the Graycloaks wait to destroy her and take control from her.
Is North a Divine One too? He has come from the world above hoping to find the technology that will help to save his world, Alciel. A prince back in his own world he had no reason to believe there were any living beings in the world Below.
Now the two will join forces to go up against powers they never imagined.
Romance, magic and powerful beings rule this story which ends in a wild explosion of the power of a woman with nothing left to lose.
480 pages 978-0062893338 Ages 13 and up (nudity, sexual tension)
Keywords: epic fantasy, power, magic, romance, betrayal, risk, finding yourself, hope, 13 year old, 14 year old, 15 year old
Recommended by: Barb Langridge, abookandahug.com
************** New York Times bestselling author duo Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner have crafted a gripping tale of magic and logic, fate and choice, and a deadly love. Perfect for fans of Laini Taylor and Brandon Sanderson.
Prince North’s home is in the sky, in a gleaming city held aloft by intricate engines, powered by technology. Nimh is the living goddess of her people on the Surface, responsible for providing answers, direction—hope.
North’s and Nimh’s lives are entwined—though their hearts can never be. Linked by a terrifying prophecy and caught between duty and fate, they must choose between saving their people or succumbing to the bond that is forbidden between them.---from the publisher
