{"product_id":"the-faithless-9780316542760","title":"The Faithless","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn the second installment of C.L. Clark's Magic of the Lost trilogy, soldier Touraine and princess Luca must return to Balladaire to reclaim Luca's throne and to face the consequences of dismantling an empire.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe rebels have won, and the empire is withdrawing from Qazal. But undoing the tangled web that binds the two nations will not be easy, and Touraine and Luca will face their greatest challenge yet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLuca\u003c\/b\u003e needs to oust her uncle from the Balladairan throne once and for all and take her rightful place as Queen. But he won't let go of power so easily. When he calls for a \"Trial of Competence\" and Luca's allies start disappearing from her side, she will need to find a way to prove her might. And she knows someone who can help... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTouraine \u003c\/b\u003ehas found a home in the newly free country of Qazal. But she soon realizes that leading a country and leading a revolution are two very different tasks. And, even more importantly, if Luca's uncle doesn't ratify the treaty, the Qazali could end up right back where they started. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTogether, the two women will have to come overcome their enemies, their history, and their heartbreak in order to find a way to secure Luca's power and Touraine's freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCherae\u003c\/b\u003e graduated from Indiana University's creative writing MFA. She's been a personal trainer, an English teacher, and an editor, and is some combination thereof as she travels the world. When she's not writing or working, she's learning languages, doing P90something, or reading about war and [post-]colonial history. Her short fiction has appeared in\u003ci\u003e Beneath Ceaseless Skies, FIYAH, PodCastle\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUncanny. \u003c\/i\u003eYou can follow her on Twitter @c_l_clark.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Orbit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50618515947794,"sku":"9780316542760","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_48d6db05-d147-4710-a7e3-75fca46f82d1.jpg?v=1732537801","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-faithless-9780316542760","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}