Queer Rep Summary: Lesbian/Sapphic Main Character(s), Gay/Achillean Minor Character(s), Bi/Pan Minor Character(s), Genderqueer/Nonbinary Minor Character(s). Set in the world of the New York Times–bestselling Winner’s Trilogy, beloved author Marie Rutkoski returns with an epic LGBTQ romantic fantasy about learning to free ourselves from the lies others tell us-and the lies we tell ourselves. She must place her trust in this sly stranger who asks, above all, not to be trusted. But to do that, Nirrim must surrender her old life. Sid tempts Nirrim to seek that magic for herself. Nirrim keeps her head down and a dangerous secret close to her chest.īut then she encounters Sid, a rakish traveler from far away who whispers rumors that the High Caste possesses magic. You either follow the rules, or pay a tithe and suffer the consequences. People of her low status are forbidden from sampling sweets or wearing colors. *** Praise for Marie Rutkoski *** 'Lush, romantic, and powerful.Where Nirrim lives, crime abounds, a harsh tribunal rules, and society’s pleasures are reserved for the High Kith. Can Sid save Nirrim from herself? And does Nirrim even want to be saved? As blood is shed and war begins, Sid and Nirrim find that it might not matter what they want. Sid doesn't know that this queen is Nirrim, seeking revenge against a world that has wronged her. But frightening rumours are growing in the Herrani court: of a new threat rising across the sea, of magic unleashed upon the world, and of a cruel, black-haired queen who can push false memories into your mind, so that you believe your dearest friends to be your enemies.

Meanwhile, Sid, the person she once loved most, has returned to Herran to take up her duty to the crown. Nirrim's heart is lost, traded to the god of thieves in order to restore her people's memories of their city's history. 'A doorway to a world of magic, vengeance and romance that will keep you guessing until the last pages' Cassandra Clare, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Shadowhunter Chronicles Intrigue, romance, and magic abound in The Hollow Heart, the heart-stopping conclusion to Marie Rutkoski's Forgotten Gods duology.

The midnight lie series