Instant New York Times bestseller! “A remarkable,breathtakingearthshakingpoetic thrillride.” —Daniel José OlderNew York Times bestselling author of Shadowshaper \u200bIn this rivetingkeenly emotional debut fantasya Black teen from Houston has her world upended when she learns about her godly ancestry and must save both the human and god worlds. Perfect for fans of Angie ThomasTomi Adeyemiand The Hunger Games! “Make a way out of no way” is just the way of life for Rue. But when her mother is shot dead on her doorsteplife for her and her younger sister changes forever. Rue’s taken from her neighborhood by the father she never knewforced to leave her little sister behindand whisked away to Ghizon—a hidden island of magic wielders. Rue is the only half-godhalf-human therewhere leaders protect their magical powers at all costs and thrive on human suffering. Miserable and desperate to see her sister on the anniversary of their mother’s deathRue breaks Ghizon’s sacred Do Not Leave Law and returns to Houstononly to discover that Black kids are being forced into crime and violence. And her sisterTashais in danger of falling sway to the very forces that claimed their mother’s life. Worse stillevidence mounts that the evil plaguing East Row is the same one that lurks in Ghizon—an evil that will stop at nothing until it has stolen everything from her and everyone she loves. Rue must embrace her true identity and wield the full magnitude of her ancestors’ power to save her neighborhood before the gods burn it to the ground.