No one to trust
Go haste she must
Or all will be lost

All Astrasha has ever wished was to have an adventure. As crown princess of Ekzellia, she thinks her life is as dull as it could possibly be. But one night, danger arrives at her castle, and she realizes that the adventure she had always dreamed of may not be as glorious and exciting as she thought. It meant that every second, her life was in danger. That no one could be trusted. All in a single night, twelve-year-old Astrasha’s eventless life had changed into a constant chase. A revolution had started, plotting to overthrow her mother, the Queen. She and her sister Adrianelle are being chased by their own soldiers who are now loyal to one man; General Hazor, the leader of the revolution. As they go on a perilous journey across their kingdom to the only safe place, Theterra??her grandfather’s empire??she realizes that even her own people are against her. Traitors lurk at every corner, and no one can be trusted. Time is running out. In the midst of all this, her mother has entrusted Astrasha to keep the Elserian Book, an ancient book that had belonged to the first king of Ekzellia, safe. Nothing is certain. If she is too late, everything she has known will be lost. Will she have the strength and wit to survive while keeping the Elserian Book out of the enemy’s hands? With twists and turns in every chapter, this new novel by Cloudia J. Song will captivate readers.