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As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honor of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes. Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is making it through the day and being with the girl he loves.

Heir apparent, young Prince Ahkin feels unprepared for leadership after his father's death. His royal blood controls the power of the sun, and he’s now responsible for the lives of all the Chicome people. Despite all Ahkin’s efforts, the sun is fading - and the end of the world may be near. For Mayana, the only daughter of the Chicome family whose blood controls the power of water, the old emperor’s death may mean that she's next. Ahkin must marry before ascending the throne, and Mayana is one of six noble daughters presented to him. Those who are not chosen will be sacrificed.

Every five years, at the festival of the great solar eclipse, a volunteer sacrifices himself for the good of the people. As peace cedes to violence within the kingdom of Kathalea, Noa must lead her country away from a bloody tradition and towards sanity. But one man is doing everything he can to ensure that a very special sacrifice will be required this year. Amid fear and adventure, hate and love, prey and predator - she must learn the truth. In this life or the next.

Cast into the underworld after an act of shattering betrayal, Mayana and Ahkin must overcome unimaginable odds if they are to return home and reclaim the throne of the Chicome. A river of blood and demons disguised as children are only two of the challenges standing in their way. Fortunately, they are not unequipped. Mayana’s royal blood controls the power of water, and Prince Ahkin wields the power of the sun itself. Ometeotl, the Mother goddess, provides them with other gifts - and an ominous warning that one of them may not survive. But can the goddess be trusted?

Lira of Stone watched her home burn and her clan fall beneath the sword of the warlord known as the Dragon. She believes the man she loves, a warrior who defected from the Dragon's army, is dead. Alongside her exiled brother and his band of refugees, she will fight the forces that conquered her island. But the greatest danger may come from Lira herself—with the blood of banished gods running through her veins, she's become a weapon, and no one is safe from the power of her wrath.

Una vez que Okami es capturado, a Mariko no le queda otra opción que regresar a Inako y afrontar los peligros que entraña el castillo Heian. Con el fin de rescatarlo, persuade a su hermano y a su prometido de que el Clan Negro la retenía contra su voluntad, y se infiltra en las filas del emperador para descubrir la verdad de la traición que casi le costó la vida. Mientras los preparativos para la boda progresan, Mariko aprovecha su papel privilegiado para investigar qué se oculta bajo las múltiples capas de mentiras.