LEGENDBORN

u003cbu003eAn Instant u003ciu003eNew York Timesu003c/iu003e Bestseller!u003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbu003eWinner of the Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe for New Talent Author Awardu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003eu003cbu003eFilled with mystery and an intriguingly rich magic system, Tracy Deonn's YA contemporary fantasy reinvents the King Arthur legend and "braids together Southern folk traditions and Black Girl Magic into a searing modern tale of grief, power, and self-discovery" (Dhonielle Clayton, u003ciu003eNew York Timesu003c/iu003e bestselling author of u003ciu003eThe Bellesu003c/iu003e).u003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eAfter her mother dies in an accident, sixteen-year-old Bree Matthews wants nothing to do with her family memories or childhood home. A residential program for bright high schoolers at UNC-Chapel Hill seems like the perfect escape—until Bree witnesses a magical attack her very first night on campus.u003cbru003e u003cbru003eA flying demon feeding on human energies.u003cbru003e u003cbru003eA secret society of so called "Legendborn" students that hunt the creatures down.u003cbru003e u003cbru003eAnd a mysterious teenage mage who calls himself a "Merlin" and who attempts—and fails—to wipe Bree's memory of everything she saw.u003cbru003e u003cbru003eThe mage's failure unlocks Bree's own unique magic and a buried memory with a hidden connection: the night her mother died, another Merlin was at the hospital. Now that Bree knows there's more to her mother's death than what's on the police report, she'll do whatever it takes to find out the truth, even if that means infiltrating the Legendborn as one of their initiates.u003cbru003e u003cbru003eShe recruits Nick, a self-exiled Legendborn with his own grudge against the group, and their reluctant partnership pulls them deeper into the society's secrets—and closer to each other. But when the Legendborn reveal themselves as the descendants of King Arthur's knights and explain that a magical war is coming, Bree has to decide how far she'll go for the truth and whether she should use her magic to take the society down—or join the fight.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eThis paperback edition of u003ciu003eLegendbornu003c/iu003e contains a teaser to the thrilling sequel, u003ciu003eBloodmarkedu003c/iu003e, as well as an exclusive short story from Selwyn Kane's perspective!