Nikolai has always had a gift for the impossible. Now, as enemies gather at his borders, the young king must find a way to protect his people and stop a rising threat to the once-great Grisha Army. Yet with every day a dark magic within him grows stronger and Nikolai must take a journey to the places where the deepest magic survives to vanquish the terrible legacy inside him. 12+ First book in a brand-new duology.