An Iridescent Light by Marie D - YA epic fantasy - August 2026
Blurb:
To repress is natural. To die, divine.
The Saint has been killed twice. His assassins have vanished without a trace, leaving the island of Taisala vulnerable to unnatural influence.
After a period of mourning, Raki, Yunai, and Esera have returned to Taisala to continue scout training. The events surrounding the Saint’s downfall have led them to question the dictate of repressing their emotions. Their bonds are fractured, but they’ll need each other to navigate a Scouthood tightening its control over Taisala. And tensions flare further as a suspected unnatural person is coerced into joining their ranks.
The cadets must come together and confront the Scouthood’s teachings to uncover Taisala’s newest unnatural crisis—the rise of people with dying spirits. As they gather in secret for reasons unknown, their existence threatens everything the Scouthood stands for.
With newfound convictions, the cadets must make a choice. Abandon their emotions and let the spirits surrender to oblivion, or save them by connecting with their humanity—and betraying the Scouthood.
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Triggers:
- mentions of death by suicide
- alcoholism
- mentions of family abuse/domestic violence and torture
- institutionalization and abuse of people perceived as unable to control their emotions
- graphic violence
- graphic descriptions of body, horror of monstrous, animal like creatures, referred to as “zonbi”
Publication date: August 13, 2026
ARCs will be sent week of July 13
Reviews expected August 11
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