A Trial of Sorcerers

Three years ago, Eira Landan killed a student. Now she wants the whole Empire watching her. Eighteen-year-old Waterrunner Eira Landan is the most unwanted apprentice in the Tower of Sorcerers. She lives in the shadow of her brilliant older brother, of the whispers only she can hear, and of the night her magic ran wild and a student never woke up. Then the Empire announces the Tournament of Five Kingdoms, to be held in Meru, the distant land she has dreamed of all her life. Competing means stepping into the spotlight she’s spent years hiding from. It means going against her family’s wishes.