Nya lives in a world of pain.
A kidnapped sister, a war-crazy tyrant and the dangerous power she dreads to wield darken her dreams. But Nya must face her ultimate fear - she must unleash her blue fire...

Nya makes an epic return to her ravaged city of Geveg in a desperate attempt to find her kidnapped sister, Tali, and to overthrow the evil Duke for ever.

As she and her friends makes the perilous journey across occupied land, Nya begins to transcend her orphaned outsider state to embody the face of Gevegian resistance, and a cult of worshippers grows around her.

But can Nya live up to the expectations of the Sainters' cult, and will she cave in to the temptation of manipulating them with her new-found powers in her bid to oust the Duke from power?

An almighty battle against the Duke and his armies of Undying, awaits her and Nya must face losing more than ever before...

This is volume 3 in The Healing Wars .

This book has been graded for interest at 11+ years.

There are 304 pages in this book. This book was published 2013 by HarperCollins Publishers .

A longtime fantasy reader, Janice Hardy has always wondered about the darker side of healing. She tapped into her own dark side to create a world where healing could be dangerous, and those with the best intentions often made the worst choices. She lives in Georgia with her husband, four cats, and one nervous freshwater eel.