The Iron Flower - Laurie Forest

\nDark forces are on the rise in this sweeping sequel to The Black Witch by critically acclaimed author Laurie Forest. \nElloren Gardner and her friends were only seeking to right a few wrongs when they rescued a Selkie and freed a military dragon. The last thing they expected was to be thrust into a realm-wide underground resistance against Gardnerian conquest. \n \nWhile the Resistance fights the harsh rulings of the Mage Council, Gardnerian soldiers descend upon the University...led by none other than Lukas Grey, now commander of the nearby military base. Though Elloren tries to keep him at arm's length, Lukas is determined to tie himself to her, convinced that she's the heir to the power of the Black Witch, a legacy that will decide the future of Erthia. As his magic calls to her, Elloren finds it more and more difficult to believe she's truly powerless, as her uncle always claimed. \n \nCritics are raving about Laurie Forest's incredible debut, The Black Witch: \n \nForest uses a richly imagined magical world to offer an uncompromising condemnation of prejudice and injustice. --Booklist, starred review \n \nExquisite character work, an elaborate mythology, and a spectacularly rendered universe make this a noteworthy debut, which argues passionately against fascism and xenophobia. --Publishers Weekly, starred review \n \nThis briskly paced, tightly plotted novel enacts the transformative power of education, creating engaging characters set in a rich alternative universe with a complicated history that can help us better understand our own. --Kirkus Reviews, starred review \n \nBooks in The Black Witch Chronicles: \n \nThe Black Witch \nThe Iron Flower \nThe Shadow Wand \nWandfasted (ebook novella)* \nLight Mage (ebook novella)* \n \n* Also available in print in The Rebel Mages anthology\n