Five years have passed since Kestral, Bowman and Mumpo retrieved the voice of the windsinger. Five years of insecurity for Bowman and Kestral. Five years of not belonging. Ever since the old rules have been  forgotten, Aramanth has become weaker. A new power is rising-one that seeks to dominate the world. It is called the Mastery, and is built entirely on slaves. Now that Aramanth is weak, the Mastery burns Aramanth, and take the citizens as slaves. Only Kestral has not been caught. And she finds herself in the hands of another power- the obagang, who are sending their princess to marry the pronce of the mastery. Can Kestral save her people, and lead tham to the Homeland, the subject of her mother Ira's prophecies?

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The city of Aramanth has become a kinder place, but in becoming kinder it has also become weaker, making it the perfect target for the ruthless soldiers of the Mastery. After a swift and brutal battle that leaves the city burned and the Manth people destined for slavery, Kestrel fi nds herself alone, angry and bitterly sworn to wreak her own revenge. But first she must fi nd her beloved brother Bowman, and he in turn must find a way of understanding the secrets of the mysterious Singer people. Only then can the pair begin to strike out against the Mastery and begin a voyage that will bring the Manth people back to their former stature.

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