As She Ascends

“A fiercely imagined world!” —Mary E. Pearson, New York Times bestselling author of the Remnant Chronicles

From the New York Times bestselling co-author of My Plain Jane comes the second book in a smoldering YA fantasy trilogy about a girl who must embrace her latent power or lose the dragons she loves. Perfect for fans of Julie Kagawa and Kendare Blake.

Mira the Dragonhearted is on the run with her friends following a fiery escape from the prison where she’d been condemned for speaking out against dragon trafficking.

And she wants answers. Has the treaty she’s been defending her whole life truly sold out the Fallen Isles to their enemies? Did her own parents lie to her? Will she lose control of her power and hurt the ones she loves?

The only way to find the truth is to go home again, to face the political intrigue and people who betrayed her and the parents she’s not sure she can trust. Home, where she must learn to rise above her fears. Or be consumed.

• Dragons in Peril: Mira loves the dragons of the Fallen Isles, but a trafficking conspiracy threatens to destroy them all, and she may be the only one who can stop it.
• A Forbidden Power: A latent magical ability is growing inside Mira, but if she can’t control it, she could hurt the very people she’s trying to protect.
• Found Family on the Run: Hunted by warriors, Mira must rely on her trusted friends—Hristo, Ilina, and the quiet Aaru—to survive and uncover the truth.
• A World of Betrayal: The treaty she defended may be a lie and her own parents might be her enemies. To learn the truth, she must return home to face them.