Every sceptre demands sacrifice. Every tear betrays secrets. Every truth cuts deeper.

Following the events on the Astral Mountain, the Quaternity is driven into Xylia's diseased forests, where the Sickening spreads as fast as suspicion. Leilani is torn between Astrophel and Blayze, betrothed to one and bound to the other by a shared telepathy, while Arden's memories haunt her: taunting her with the possibility her own bloodline seeded Arcelia's ruin.

Marked by dangerous Shadow Magic, Leilani finds herself increasingly isolated. As they race to claim the Healing Bough before Endellion, old loyalties splinter, and Leilani's new powers threaten to consume her. She must master them, or risk yielding to darkness and reducing the realms to ash.

PRAISE FOR VENETIA CONSTANTINE:

'A Tolkienesque journey through a gorgeous, shimmering world' - Samantha Shannon, bestselling author of The Priory of the Orange Tree
'As dazzling as starlight, Constantine's star is soaring' - Saara El-Arifi, bestselling author of Faebound
'A tale that promises not just breathtaking adventure, but also the kind of emotional depth and resonance that lingers long after the page is turned' - Susan Stokes-Chapman, bestselling author of Pandora
'Every inch of Constantine's world dazzles with magic and depth... it has all the makings of a fantasy sensation' - Frances White, bestselling author of Voyage of the Damned
'Constantine's gorgeous prose is an arrow straight to the heart' - A. Y. Chao, bestselling author of Shanghai Immortal
'An epic quest, a fraught love triangle and the most beautifully realised magical world... a truly beautiful and transporting read' - Elodie Harper, bestselling author of The Wolf Den trilogy