The Iron Flower Audiobook (Free)

Dark forces are on the rise within this sweeping sequel to The Black Witch by critically acclaimed author Laurie Forest. Elloren Gardner and her friends were only wanting to right a few wrongs if they rescued a Selkie and freed a military dragon. The very last thing they expected was to become thrust right into a realm-wide underground resistance against Gardnerian conquest. While the Resistance struggles to fight back against the severe rulings from the Mage Council, more and more Gardnerian troops descend about The Iron Blossom upon the University or college…led by non-e apart from Lukas Grey, today commander of the close by military foundation. Though Elloren tries to keep him at arm’s length, Lukas is set to tie himself to her, still convinced that she is the heir to the power of the Dark Witch, a legacy of magic that will decide the continuing future of all Erthia. As his own magic phone calls out to her, wanting to awaken a dark power within, Elloren discovers it more and more difficult to believe that she’s really powerless, as her uncle usually claimed. Caught between her developing feelings for the rebellious Yvan Guriel as well as the seductive power provided by Lukas, Elloren must find a way to stay true to what she understands is correct and safeguard everyone she adores…actually if that means safeguarding them from herself. Critics are raving about Laurie Forest’s amazing debut, The Dark Witch: “Elloren learns to question power and Gardnerian background, while developing actual empathy for different races and varieties. Forest runs on the richly imagined magical world to offer an uncompromising condemnation of prejudice and injustice.” -Booklist, starred review “Exquisite character work, a more elaborate mythology, and a spectacularly rendered world make this a noteworthy debut, which argues passionately against fascism and xenophobia.” -Publishers Regular, starred review “This briskly paced, tightly plotted book enacts the transformative power of education, creating participating characters set in a rich choice world with a complicated history that can help us better understand our very own.” -Kirkus Testimonials, starred review