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In a land ruled by a demon, Nyx Triskelion has spent her seventeen years training to assassinate her inevitable betrothal. Now she faces the paradox of moving into the demon king’s castle to become his wife, grappling with forced marriage, destiny, and the looming threat of her own bloodlines.
The story blends elements of fantasy and personal conflict, exploring themes of beauty and the beast, demonology, and the tension between choice and obligation in an arranged marriage within a perilous realm.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Rosamund Hodge
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