When Leta is charged with starting a deadly fire, she’s brought to Vardean-where Cayder is a public defense apprentice and their childhood friend, Kema, is now a guard. Liquid and apparently sentient, edem originates from a place called the veil, where the boundaries of time and space are more permeable, and the authorities are focused on controlling access due to its unpredictable, often dangerous effects. Cayder immersed himself in the study of law, determined to someday prosecute edem abusers, while Leta sought to understand the force that took their mother’s life. End time may vary.Ĭan’t make it to the event? To request an autographed copy, please click on the 'Add to Cart' button for the book and be sure to mention you'd like an autographed copy in comments portion of your order.In a world in which edem-time-altering, extradimensional magic-is feared and policed, a motley group of teens with ties to the impossibly secure Vardean prison attempt to expose the corruption at its root.Īfter their mother died due to a stranger’s edem use, siblings Cayder and Leta found distinct ways to cope. This event is free and open to the public. It isn't food or clothing that she wants to buy, but her dead sister's life. She dives daily, scavenging and searching the ruins of cities below for anything of value to trade. After the Great Waves destroyed her planet 500 years ago, Tempe was born into a world of water.

This is the first novel in a sweeping YA fantasy-romance duet about a deadly assassin, his mysterious apprentice, and the country they are sworn to protect.Īstrid Scholte, bestselling author of Four Dead Queens, will discuss and sign The Vanishing Deep($18.99 Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers), a thrilling adventure in which the dead can be revived.for a price.

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