Jonas, the leader of the rebels, begins to doubt if he has what it takes the beat the King and restore order in the kingdoms. The rebels continue to try and find a way to take down the King, but every potential plan ends in more death and destruction. They propose an alliance with Princess Cleo but Cleo is hesitant to accept….there is something about them that she doesn’t trust. The King looks for witches who can tutor her and teach her to temper her powers but so far, there have been none.įrom across the sea comes two visiting royals, Ashur and Amara who also seek the Kindred.

The King plans on using Magnus’s sister, Lucia, a powerful sorceress, to find the Kindred but her magic threatens to consume her. Cleo and Magnus know that the King searches for the legendary Kindred in hopes of gaining absolutely power through their magic. His son and heir, Magnus, is married to the former princess, Cleo, against both of their wills.

but fate can be fickle when magic is involved.The King of Blood continues to rule over the kingdom of Mytica with an iron fist. The only certainty in these dark times is that whoever finds the magic first will control the fate of Mytica. They ally in the flesh with King Gaius, who vows to use Lucia’s powers to unveil the Kindred. THE WATCHERS follow Melenia out of the Sanctuary. Princess Cleo and vengeful Jonas lead them, slaying with sweetness, skill, and a secret that can control Lucia’s overpowering magic - all so they can use the Kindred to win back their fallen kingdoms. Ashur and Amara, the royal siblings from the wealthy kingdom across the Silver Sea, charm and manipulate their way to the Kindred, proving to be more ruthless than perhaps even the King of Blood himself. But the King of Blood is not the only one hunting for this ancient, storied magic. All Gaius needs now are the Kindred - the four elemental crystals that give godlike powers to their owner. Now he must choose between family and justice as his father, the cruel King Gaius, sets out to conquer all of Mytica. Prince Magnus has just witnessed torture, death, and miracles during the bloody confrontation that decimated the rebel forces. Love, vengeance, and greed spark a deadly quest for magic in the third book of the Falling Kingdoms series

Gathering Darkness by Morgan Rhodes