Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins
“We will have to make our own sacrifices one day, and it will be easier if we don’t grow attached to those destined to die.”
Bone Criers have a sacred duty. They alone can keep the dead from preying on the living. But their power to ferry the spirits of the dead into goddess Elara’s Night Heavens or Tyrus’s Underworld comes from sacrifice. The gods demand a promise of dedication. And that promise comes at the cost of the Bone Criers’ one true love.
Ailesse has been prepared since birth to become the matriarch of the Bone Criers, a mysterious famille of women who use strengths drawn from animal bones to ferry dead souls. But first she must complete her rite of passage and kill the boy she’s also destined to love.
Bastien’s father was slain by a Bone Crier and he’s been seeking revenge ever since. Yet when he finally captures one, his vengeance will have to wait. Ailesse’s ritual has begun and now their fates are entwined—in life and in death.
Sabine has never had the stomach for the Bone Criers’ work. But when her best friend Ailesse is taken captive, Sabine will do whatever it takes to save her, even if it means defying their traditions—and their matriarch—to break the bond between Ailesse and Bastien. Before they all die.
The first pulse-pounding novel in a new duology from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Burning Glass shines with doomed romance, macabre magic, and a betrayal with the power to shatter the boundary between the living and the dead.
“Brimming with rich mythology, deadly romance, and fantastically flawed characters—absolutely spellbinding!” —Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Caraval
“Action-filled fights, enemies-to-lovers, high-stakes friendships, and twisty endings—Bone Crier’s Moon will be your siren song.” —A.G. Howard, #1 New York Times and international bestselling author of the Splintered series
“Vibrant world-building, terrifying magic, and a dangerous love story—a must read.” —Mary E. Pearson, New York Times bestselling author of the Remnant Chronicles
“Beautiful, entrancing, deadly.” —Evelyn Skye, New York Times bestselling author of The Crown’s Game and Circle of Shadows series
“A magical story of compassion, forgiveness, and self-acceptance.” —Jodi Meadows, New York Times bestselling coauthor of My Plain Jane and author of Before She Ignites
“Evocative and atmospheric—readers will be swept away by this tale of bone magic, sacrifice, and love!” —Sara B. Larson, author of Defy, Dark Breaks the Dawn, and Sisters of Shadow and Light