Marillier, Juliet

Thorvald, the son of Margaret and the slain king, discovers the truth about his heritage and sets out on a journey that could prove disastrous for the Norse and Orkney people.

Fifteen-year-old Neryn is alone in the land of Alban, where the oppressive king has ordered anyone with magical strengths captured, but when she sets out for Shadowfell, a training ground for a rebel group, she meets a mysterious soldier and the Good Folk, who tell her that she, alone, can save Alban.

To rescue her homeland from tyranny, Neryn must seek out the powerful Guardians to complete her training as a Caller.

Fifteen-year-old Neryn is alone in the land of Alban, where the oppressive king has ordered anyone with magical strengths captured, but when she sets out for Shadowfell, a training ground for a rebel group, she meets a mysterious soldier and the Good Folk, who tell her that she, alone, can save Alban.

The ways of Man are working to drive the Old Ones to the West, where their magic and ancient ways will be forgotten, and it is up to the Sevenwaters clan and the spirits of Eire to decipher the old prophecies and find salvation.

After her newborn brother is kidnapped under her care, Clodoagh must enter the shadowy Otherworld and confront its powerful ruling prince in order to recover the heir to Sevenwaters.