Jordan Rivet Knihy

Dara and Siv flee Vertigon after their defeat. When one disappears, the other must embark on a perilous rescue mission. Meanwhile, Sora defies the Lantern Maker as he plots to expand his dominion.

A magical shackle binds Dara to her agreement to help a cunning Waterworker study the link between Fire and Watermight. Dara will learn more than she bargained for--if the lessons don't kill her first.

Dara Ruminor is a serious young duelist in the mountaintop kingdom of Vertigon, a land of dramatic cliffs and misty peaks where mysterious Fire magic runs through the stones like blood. The secluded kingdom has been peaceful for a hundred years. Swords are used for sport, and successful athletes live like kings as long as the crowds love them. Eighteen-year-old Dara needs to find a wealthy patron in order to duel professionally and avoid a lifetime working in her parents' Fire Lantern shop. Her efforts are disrupted when her coach asks her to train with Prince Siv, an infuriating-if handsome-young man who refuses to take the sport as seriously as she does. But the prince's life may be in danger, and soon Dara will discover that Vertigon isn't as peaceful as she thought. As threats emerge from the shadows, Dara will have to raise her sword to protect Siv-if he doesn't irritate her so much that she decides to run him through herself. From the author of the Seabound Chronicles comes a new fantasy series about sword fighting, cur-dragons, molten Fire magic, and one young woman's effort to prove herself.

In the action-packed sequel to Duel of Fire, unknown foes conspire to end Siv's reign before it truly begins. But Dara is keeping secrets from her king-and the one involving a fiery newfound ability is getting harder to hide