Freedom's Slave by Heather Demetrios

Freedom's Slave by Heather Demetrios

Freedom's Slave is the exhilarating end to Heather Demetrios's Dark Caravan Cycle--a modern jinni fantasy-adventure trilogy, which Publishers Weekly called "an intricate and smartly written story," perfect for fans of Laini Taylor's Daughter of Smoke & Bone series and Leigh Bardugo's Grisha Trilogy.

After three long years in exile, Nalia is ready to return to her homeland and sit on the throne that is rightfully hers. But the gods might have other plans. Forced to endure untold horrors on the journey to Arjinna, Nalia learns that it will take more than cutting down the tyrant Calar to get her crown.

Meanwhile, Raif's return to Arjinna as the commander of the revolution against Calar and her army isn't as smooth as he'd hoped. Though he has more soldiers than ever before, his love for Nalia is losing him the trust of his comrades . . . and the war. But little does the resistance know that insurrection is brewing among Calar's own ranks--and from the one person she trusts the most.

Is Nalia and Raif's enduring love enough to transform and rescue their homeland? Will they be willing to save the realm, no matter the cost?

• A Rightful Heir's Return: After years in exile, Nalia must battle her way back to Arjinna to dethrone the tyrant Calar. But claiming her crown will cost more than she can imagine.
• A Revolution Divided: Raif has the soldiers to win the war, but his love for Nalia threatens to splinter the resistance from within.
• Gods and Goddesses at Play: The fate of Arjinna doesn't just rest in mortal hands. Ancient deities have their own plans for the realm, and they aren't afraid to interfere.
• Treason in the Tyrant's Court: The empress Calar believes she holds all the power, but a conspiracy is unfolding from the one person she trusts most, threatening to topple her reign from the inside.
• An Epic Conclusion: The heart-pounding final book in the Dark Caravan Cycle, where love and loyalty are tested and the fate of a kingdom hangs in the balance.

Heather Demetrios is an award-winning author, writing coach, and certified meditation instructor. She holds a Masters in writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts and is a PEN New England Susan P. Smith Award winner. Her debut novel, Something Real, won the Bloom Children's Book Discovery Award. Tiny Universes, I'll See You There, Bad Romance, and the Dark Caravan fantasy series are among her works. She is the editor of Dear Heartbreak: YA Writers and Teenagers on the Dark Side of Love and the author of the Virginia Hall biography Code Name Badass.

Bank Street Best Children's Books, YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults choices, a Goodreads Choice Nominee, a Kirkus Best Book, & a Barnes and Noble Best Book are among her accolades. HeatherDemetrios.com has more information about her and her books.