Before Rise of a Dark Throne.

Before the Darkness.

Before the daughters, there was the shadow.

This is where it all began.

The prequel to The Mōsa Chronicles, now expanded with ten additional chapters, new content, answered questions, and the beginning of what changed Transea forever.

They were identical until the night Sundom decided they weren’t.

Lygia came to the desert kingdom to forge an alliance.

Lia came to protect her.

Neither of them came to survive what the House of Alacor had planned for them.

But they were trained by a father who knew what was coming. And they carry a bond between them that no castle wall could sever.

Tropes

• Twin Sister Rage That Could End a Kingdom

• A Coming-of-Age Story Written in Blood

• Afro-Latinx Girls Who Refuse to Be Softened

• Sisters Like Anna & Elsa… If They Chose War Instead

• A Caribbean Kingdom Cursed by Its Own Gods

• Magic That Demands a Price

• Boys Who Look Like Salvation… But Are the Villains

• She Didn’t Break. She Burned It All Down

Signed edition note

This signed edition is available only through the official Ligia Cushman store. It is never sold signed on Amazon or in bookstores. Each copy is individually hand-signed by the author before shipment. Signed preorder. Releases July 28. Ships after release.