Gathering Darkness

Prince Magnus has just watched torture, death and miracles unfold in the battle that crushed the rebel forces. Now he has to choose between his family and justice, while his father, King Gaius, sets out to conquer the whole of Mytica.

Gaius needs only one thing to make that conquest total: the Kindred, four elemental crystals that give godlike power to whoever holds them.

Princess Cleo carries a secret that could be used to control Lucia's magic. She teams up with Jonas, a rebel driven by vengeance, and together they lead the hunt for the Kindred, hoping to reach them before the king does.

Across the Silver Sea, the royal siblings Ashur and Amara are as ruthless as they are charming, and they manipulate events to bring victory their way.

This is the third book in the Falling Kingdoms series, a young-adult epic fantasy first published in 2014. It rotates through several points of view, so every faction chasing the throne of Mytica gets its turn on the page, and each stake climbs with the next chapter.