Jake Black

Patience may look like an ordinary teenage girl, but she is actually a highly trained assassin and the rightful heir to a stolen throne. Living under the watchful eye of the usurper King who destroyed her family, Patience knows that one wrong move could cost her her life. Her precarious existence is shattered when a mysterious visitor arrives, offering to help her reclaim her crown and rule as the true Heptarch. But Patience's destiny is far more complex than simple revenge. Ancient legends speak of a terrifying creature known as the Unwyrm, and prophecy dictates that Patience is fated to either become its mate or its ultimate destroyer. Forced to flee, she embarks on a perilous journey across a strange and hostile world with a small band of companions. Along the way, she will uncover shocking truths about the origins of humanity and the dark power that controls her planet.