B.L. Logan's cinematic YA fantasy debut introduces a lush and diverse world of magic, royalty, adventure and loyalty—perfect for fans of Children of Blood and Bone, Graceling and the Throne of Glass series. Duro. Protectors of the Day. Life. Loyalists. A word that slices fear through sixteen-year-old Leena Niran the way her sword does enemies. A people who decided her destiny, but don't even know she exists. Nox. Protectors of the Night. Death. Traitors. A word once signifying respect and honor in Prince Mordecai's homeland. A people synonymous with betrayal because of him. The Oculan. The reason life exists peacefully. The sum of Day and Night—two ancient energy forces a king must keep in balance or risk blending life and death in a cataclysmic melee. A risk worth Leena's life. Suddenly, a nomadic fencer finds herself wanted. By a government, a king, and a vengeful exiled prince seeking salvation for the illness killing his people. A cure flowing through Leena's veins. Leena's safety becomes the duty of another protector, but her fate is her own. With a bounty on her head, Leena must decide what she's willing to sacrifice to protect herself, her dreams, her family, her world. The choice will be deadly either way.