A New York Times bestseller!
This sparkling edition includes a special case stamping, bonus content, and a teaser to book
two in this heart-pounding series!
Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, this young adult fantasy follows the forbidden romance
between a powerful prince and an ordinary girl as they try to survive their kingdom’s grueling
laws pitting them against each other.
She is the very thing he’s spent his whole life hunting.
He is the very thing she’s spent her whole life pretending to be.
Only the extraordinary belong in the kingdom of Ilya—the exceptional, the empowered, the
Elites. The powers these Elites have possessed for decades were graciously gifted to them
by the Plague, though not all were fortunate enough to both survive the sickness and reap
the reward. Those born Ordinary are just that—ordinary. And when the king decreed that all
Ordinaries be banished to preserve his Elite society, lacking an ability suddenly became a
crime—making Paedyn Gray a felon by fate and a thief by necessity.
Surviving in the slums as an Ordinary is no simple task, and Paedyn knows this better than
most. Having been trained by her father to be keenly observant since she was a child,
Paedyn poses as a Psychic in the crowded city, blending in with the Elites as best she can to
stay alive and out of trouble...easier said than done.
When Paeydn unsuspectingly saves one of Ilya’s princes, she finds herself thrown into the
Purging Trials. The brutal competition exists to showcase the Elites’ powers—the very thing
Paedyn lacks. If the Trials and the opponents within them don’t kill her, the prince she’s
fighting feelings for certainly will if he discovers what she is...completely Ordinary.
