ANew York Timesbestselling series
AUSA TODAYbestselling series
A California Young Reader Medalwinning series

Sophie and her friends face battles unlike anything theyve seen before inthis thrilling sixth book of the Keeper of the Lost Cities series.

Sophie Foster is struggling. Grieving. Scrambling. But she knows one thing: shewill not be defeated.

The Neverseen have had their victoriesbut the battle is far from over. Itstime to change tactics. Make sacrifices. Reexamine everything. Maybe even timefor Sophie to trust her enemies.

All paths lead to Nightfallan ominous door to an even more ominous placeandSophie and her friends strike a dangerous bargain to get there. But nothing canprepare them for what they discover. The problems theyre facing stretch deepinto their history. And with time running out, and mistakes catching up withthem, Sophie and her allies must join forces in ways they never have before.

In this spectacular sixth book in theNew York TimesandUSATODAYbestselling Keeper of the Lost Cities series, Sophie mustuncover the truth about the Lost Cities insidious past, before it repeatsitself and changes reality.

About the Author

Shannon Messenger graduated from the USC School of CinematicArts, where she learnedamong other thingsthat she liked watching movies muchbetter than making them.

Shes studied art, screenwriting, and film production, butshe realized her real passion was writing stories for children. Shes theNewYork TimesandUSA TODAYbestselling author of theaward-winning middle grade series, Keeper of the Lost Cities, as well as theSky Fall series for young adults.

Her books have been featured on multiple state readinglists, published in numerous countries, and translated into many differentlanguages.

She lives in Southern California with her familyand anembarrassing number of cats. Find her online at ShannonMessenger.com.