u003cpu003eu003cbu003eNora Roberts, the #1 u003ciu003eNew York Timesu003c/iu003e bestselling author of the epic u003ciu003eYear Oneu003c/iu003e returns with u003c/bu003eu003cbu003eu003ciu003eOf Blood and Bone, u003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbu003ea new tale of terror and magic in a brand new world.u003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eThey look like an everyday family living an ordinary life. But beyond the edges of this peaceful farm, unimaginable forces of light and dark have been unleashed.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eFallon Swift, approaching her thirteenth birthday, barely knows the world that existed before—the city where her parents lived, now in ruins and reclaimed by nature since the Doom sickened and killed billions. Traveling anywhere is a danger, as vicious gangs of Raiders and fanatics called Purity Warriors search for their next victim. Those like Fallon, in possession of gifts, are hunted—and the time is coming when her true nature, her identity as The One, can no longer be hidden.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eIn a mysterious shelter in the forest, her training is about to begin under the guidance of Mallick, whose skills have been honed over centuries. She will learn the old ways of healing; study and spar; encounter faeries and elves and shifters; and find powers within herself she never imagined. And when the time is right, she will take up the sword, and fight. For until she grows into the woman she was born to be, the world outside will never be whole again.u003c/pu003e
