The Tarot Trials

'Pulse pounding and completely unputdownable'<BR>- Sable Sorensen, Sunday Times bestselling author of Dire Bound<BR><BR>In the tarot trials, betrayal is always in the cards . . .<BR><BR>From the New York Times bestselling author of the Dark Olympus series, this high-octane, fast-paced epic fantasy of tarot magic and deadly competition launches an explosive new series . . .<BR><BR>Perfect for fans of V. E. Schwab and Carissa Broadbent.<BR><BR>Kestrel has trained to compete in the Tarot Trials her entire life. Winning means becoming one of the five Cinque - a position of influence and power that could reshape the lives of people in her hometown slum, the Dregs.<BR><BR>Twenty-two years ago, Kestrel's mother should have become a Cinque. She won the Trials as the Champion of the Moon. Instead, she was executed for treason after allegedly attacking the Minor Court.<BR><BR>Determined to find out the truth, Kestrel joins the trials as the Moon's new champion. Though enemies abound, she soon strikes some unlikely alliances: the coy and unnaturally lucky Wheel of Fortune, Vesper, and the arrogant powerhouse Sun, Cato. She's equally drawn to the mysterious and brooding Tower - whose alliance with Death, the man who killed Kestrel's mother years ago, may lead to the answers she seeks.<BR><BR>But, in the Trials, betrayal is a question of 'when', not 'if'. Kestrel will come to learn that winning the game isn't about what she must do to win, but who she needs to survive.<BR><BR>'A wholly original experience. Immersive and action-filled, Katee Robert will have you questioning everything and everyone to the very end'<BR>- Rachel Schneider, New York Times bestselling author of Metal Slinger