The #1 Sunday Times bestseller and sequel to the #1 New York Times bestseller. Sarah J. Maas''s sexy, groundbreaking CRESCENT CITY series continues with this second instalment. THE DEADLIEST POWERTHE FIERCEST PASSIONTHE CRUELLEST FATEBryce Quinlan and Hunt Athalar have made a pact. As they process the events of the Spring they will keep things . platonic . until Winter Solstice. But can they resist when the crackling tension between them is enough to set the whole of Crescent City aflameAnd they are not out of danger yet. Dragged into a rebel movement they want no part of, Bryce, Hunt and their friends find themselves pitted against the terrifying Asteri - whose notice they must avoid at all costs. But as they learn more about the rebel cause, they face a choice: stay silent while others are oppressed, or fight. And they''ve never been very good at staying silentIn this sexy, action-packed sequel to the #1 bestseller House of Earth and Blood , Sarah J. Maas weaves a captivating story of a world about to explode - and the people who will do anything to save it.>