Fantasy YA readers will love this story of a girl and her dragons. “This coming-of-age narrative shows the struggles of learning to trust one’s own mind and heart.

“One of my favorite books of all time.” - Tomi Adeyemi, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Children of Blood and Bone

The third-person narration allows full immersion in the world… The larger political implications of war, rebellion, and the years of rebuilding that must follow are all thoughtfully examined.” - Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review) PRAISE FOR THE ISKARI SERIES: “Ciccarelli layers multiple story threads… seamlessly weaving them back as the plot moves along. From the port city of Darmoor to the fabled faraway Star Isles, their search and their stories become woven ever more tightly together as they discover that the uncertain fate they’re hurtling toward just may be a shared one. Now Safire and Eris-sworn enemies-find themselves on a common mission: to find Asha, the last Namsara. Known as the Death Dancer for her ability to evade even the most determined of pursuers, she possesses a superhuman power to move between worlds. Safire, a soldier, knows her role in this world is to serve the king of Firgaard-helping to maintain the peace in her oft-troubled nation.Įris, a deadly pirate, has no such conviction. Kristen Ciccarelli’s bestselling Iskari series comes to a captivating end with this final companion novel to The Last Namsara, which Tomi Adeyemi, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Children of Blood and Bone, calls “one of my favorite books of all time.”Īt the end of one world, there always lies another.

The iskari series