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Two centuries ago, the kingdom of Honoria’s goddesses were silenced in blood. Now, as the realm’s fragile peace falters, the whims of a king may reignite the engines of war.   'An absolute triumph... deserves to be next to the classics.'Hannah Whitten, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Foxglove King\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the last remaining cloister of the sun goddess, a young postulant seeks safety for her child but discovers that sanctuary comes at a heavy price. In the castle on the mountain, a queen treads a knife’s edge between loyalty and betrayal, desperate to shape a gentler future. And deep in the mountain’s heart, a blinded priest waits in the darkness, biding his time…Together, they will risk the wrath of gods and kings – and decide the fate of a kingdom.   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