Moon dark smile

Author

Tessa Gratton

Call Number

• FANTASY GRAT TEEN (EAS)

Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, [2022]

Physical Description

415 pages ; 22 cm

Audience

Grades 10-12. Margaret K. McElderry Books.

Summary

After discovering a dangerous way to bring the demon of the palace with her, Raliel, the heir to the Emperor, sets out on her coming-of-age journey, accompanied by her demon-kissed bodyguard Osian, who secretly plans to act as his mother's weapon against the Empire.

Raliel Dark-Smile's best friend has always been the great demon that lives in the palace. As the daughter of the Emperor, Raliel appears cold and distant to those around her, but she and the great demon, Moon, have a close and unbreakable bond and are together at all times. Moon is bound to the Emperor and his two consorts, Raliel's parents, and when Raliel comes of age, she will be bound to Moon as well, constrained to live in the Palace for the rest of her days. Desperate to see the Empire Between Five Mountains, and feeling a deep kinship with Moon, Raliel discovers a dangerous way to take Moon with her, even as she hides this truth from her travel companion. When a plot surfaces that threatens the Empire, Raliel will have to decide who she can trust and what she'll sacrifice for the power to protect all that she loves. -- adapted from jacket

Notes

Sequel to: Night shine.