A Reckoning of Stars, by Allyson Barkley

Princess. Criminal. Monster. Queen.

Months after the Third Army’s victory on the Sonrein Plains, the war for the Kingdom is far from over. The Capital is under siege, the people are losing faith, and the line between liberation and conquest grows thinner with every passing day.

Dinar is exactly where she wants to be-in the middle of the war and the struggle for a better Kingdom. She should be satisfied, but peace remains out of reach. Meanwhile, Ely has found purpose in the Third Army and his magic strengthens by the day. But as the world changes around him and new allies enter the fray, it becomes increasingly difficult to tell friend from foe.

And in the Belem Mountains, Ari is still plagued by guilt, grief, and the responsibility she has tried to outrun. Familiar ghosts return to haunt her and something deep within the earth calls her name. When ancient forces begin to stir, she must decide whether to reject her legacy or claim her power-regardless of the costs.

In the final installment of the critically acclaimed Until the Stars Are Dead series, survivors become warriors, buried truths rise, and a broken Kingdom faces its reckoning.