Tarl Telford

Shadow Pageant (A Kingdom of Dreams Story) Tarl Telford

LOYALTY. BETRAYAL. ADVENTURE. Two Witches. Two Apprentices. One jilted prince in pursuit of his promised princess. A mission to save or destroy a distant kingdom. There isn't enough ice in Underwinter to freeze their fires. TO PROVE HER LOYALTY, SHE MUST BETRAYTHAT WHICH SHE HOLDS MOST DEAR -- HER OWN SOULThe Serapenthiad Empire arranged to send one emissary of the sunlight down deep into the subterranean kingdoms of Underwinter. Who better to represent them than the winner of a beauty pageant? Ola planned on winning the Shadow Pageant, but she didn't count on the witch stealing her perfect hair and taking the crown. Then she learned the winner would become the bride to a foreign prince. Now on the run from that jilted prince from across the desert, she must join the witch who betrayed her on a deep mission of either chaos or redemption. She's not sure how far she can trust this agent provocateur, making her an unwitting pawn in a high-stakes game of liberty or destruction. If Ola embraces this mission of chaos, she will lose her soul, but if she turns on her new mentor she may find hope in a life all her own. This thrilling dark fantasy adventure shows how every loyalty must be proved in the heart, even if that heart is blackened by a thousand betrayals. The Kingdom of Dreams saga explores the unknown heroes that shaped the history of the Lands of Oz and Dream long before Dorothy came to Emerald City and changed things forever.*This story takes place approximately the same time as Mother's Splendid Curse.