Ruin of Salt & Bone

Centuries after the Great Deluge, Urth has morphed into a stunning yet treacherous water world, where the secrets of a forgotten past lie hidden in The Deep, waiting to be revealed.

The privileged Sovereign flourish in their Highland cities, disconnected from the suffering below. The Eliri toil in the Shallows, diving for sustenance and lost treasures to barter for life-giving fresh water—a great irony, that they should be surrounded by water, but none of it fresh. It’s a humbling existence, but one Liora Dawn cherishes, surrounded by love and camaraderie, inspired by a blossoming romance with Caleb Marr, her best friend and the boy she dreams of marrying.

But Liora's idyllic life is violently shattered when Sovereign forces raid her village, slaying her mother. Captured and taken to the heart of the Sovereign's empire, the Twilight City, Liora is consumed by rage over her mother’s senseless execution and the relentless injustices faced by her people. But amidst the treachery and deceit of the Sovereign Court, she finds herself inexorably drawn to Prince Thorne—her sworn enemy—even as her heart still yearns for Caleb Marr.

A shocking revelation about her mother will upend everything she believed to be true. And, as tensions rise between the Sovereign and Eliri, alliances are pushed to their breaking points, and Liora is forced to confront a choice that may alter the fate of her people and that of her heart.

Will she choose the Eliri or follow her truth?