Fitz, Keefe, and Biana had even tried to help the Black Swan catch the rebels on Mount Everest. But Sophie and her friends knew the real villains were a group called the Neverseen. The Council had vowed to punish anyone associated with the Black Swan-the mysterious organization responsible for Sophie’s existence. She also resisted the urge to tug out an itchy eyelash. Is everyone ready? she asked, proud of her voice for not shaking. And now she would use it again to leave the Lost Cities. It was the same bag she’d used when she’d left her human life nearly a year earlier. Sophie took a slow breath, letting the words pulse through her veins, steeling her nerves as she reached for her purple backpack. The Council is already convening to vote on our punishments. I thought we were waiting another hour? she asked, glancing out the window at the endless black sky. He found Sophie sitting alone on the edge of the giant canopy bed, already dressed in some of her old human clothes. WE HAVE TO GO,' FITZ said, bursting through the doors of Everglen’s upstairs guest room. She held the glass into the fading rays of sunset, letting the searing beam of white light refract toward the flames of Everblaze. But she knew enough of its power to realize it was their best chance. She still didn’t fully understand the reason the Black Swan had given it to her. She reached for her pendant-the sign of the swan carved into cold black metal curled around a piece of smooth glass. The last word made it impossible to look one of the figures in the eye.

The Neverseen shouted insults and warnings that Sophie tried to focus on, but her mind was too fixated on other words. Heat licked across her skin and smoke choked her lungs while the Neverseen moved forward, their black cloaks gone, disguises abandoned. SOPHIE STUMBLED BACKWARD, SCRAMBLING closer to her friends as a cage of neon yellow flames erupted all around them. In this game-changing fourth book in the Keeper of the Lost Cities series, Sophie must question everything to find a truth that will either save her world-or shatter it. And trusting the wrong person could prove deadly. Sophie and her friends fight with everything they have-with new allies joining them-but every choice has consequences. And as they settle into their new lives, they uncover secrets bigger than anything they’d imagined.īut their enemies are far from done, and unleash a terrifying plague that threatens the safety of an entire species. They still have doubts about the shadowy organization, but the only way to find answers is to start working with them.

Her closest friends from the Lost Cities have gone with her to join the Black Swan. Sophie Foster is on the run-but at least she’s not alone. Sophie battles the rebels-and recovers dark memories from her past-in this jaw-dropping fourth book in the bestselling Keeper of the Lost Cities series. A California Young Reader Medal–winning series

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