And when she is sent on a delicate diplomatic mission, she knows that any weakness will have disastrous repercussions for her family, her kingdom, and her dreams of the throne.Īll will encounter old friends and new enemies as they attempt to restore the balance of the universe. But Angelica secretly suffers from an illness that her god left in her veins. And the creatures that prowl the realm of death don't take kindly to the living.Īngelica, the stubborn elementalist of House Mardova, is on her own in Vitae, trying to keep Nexus from unraveling. All she knows is that no mortal can survive for long in Mortri. Tara grew up in California, but braved the elements of Virginia to study English/Creative Writing at Hollins University. A complete list of all Tara Sims books & series in order (7 books) (3 series). When she's not writing about magic, clocks, and boys, she drinks tea, wrangles cats, and sings opera. But still she cannot help the wayward spirits, nor does she have any idea how to return home. Tara Sim is a YA author found in the wilds of the Bay Area, California. The Midnight Kingdom The Dark Gods 2 Tara Sim 512 pages first pub 2023 ( editions) fiction fantasy adventurous emotional tense medium-paced Description The second book in Tara Sim's sweeping dark fantasy series, in which the four heirs to four noble houseseach gifted with a divine powermust defy their gods in a fight for the fate of the world. Risha, the peacekeeping necromancer of House Vakara, must navigate her way through Mortri, the realm of death. The dangerous and unpredictable god of light has traveled with them, and he will do anything in his power to destroy Noctus in his bid for cosmic control. Taesia, the shadow-wielding rebel of House Lastrider, and Nikolas, the reluctant soldier of House Cyr, have been cast into Noctus, the realm of eternal night. The divine will have their war-and not all of them will survive it.Ī cataclysmic battle to save the city of Nexus has left the four noble heirs scattered across the realms. In the second installment of Tara Sim’s Dark Gods trilogy-“a glorious tapestry of magic and murderous gods” ( Buzzfeed News)-each heir walks a dangerous path, attempting to undo the damage the gods have wrought across the four realms.

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