Fifteen years ago, refugees from the Surface seized Floriendale and imprisoned the queen. Since then, magic has begun to fade. Where ruins and the ashes of revolution once stood, a new state has risen—the United Federation.
Veronika grows up imprisoned from the moment she is born. Freedom seems impossible to reach. Before her sixteenth birthday, the cage doors unexpectedly open. But can you trust someone for whom promises, devotion, and honor are empty words?
The twins—Marie and Cassandra—live on the outskirts of the Federation and dream of a future after school, but everything falls apart when a state security service arrives at their doorstep and arrests Marie.
Three girls. Only one of them will be able to correct the mistakes of the past, restore magic, and save Floriendale. But who will it be? Nobody knows—not even she herself.
Works by the author Katerina Romm are marked with the “New Fantasy – 2021” and “Bradbury Cup – 2021” awards.