
This award-winning YA contemporary fantasy follows Bree Matthews, a Black teenager reeling from her mother's accidental death. Seeking escape at a high school program, Bree instead stumbles upon a secret society of "Legendborn" students, descendants of King Arthur's knights, who battle demons. When a magical attempt to erase her memory fails, Bree unlocks her own unique magic and a buried memory linking her mother's death to this hidden world. She infiltrates the society, forming an alliance with a rebellious Legendborn, to uncover the truth about her heritage and her mother's demise, all while navigating a brewing magical war and exploring themes of grief, identity, and ancestral power.
After her mother dies in an accident, sixteen-year-old Bree Matthews wants to escape. A residential programme for bright high-schoolers seems like the perfect opportunity – until she witnesses a magical attack her very first night on campus . . . A flying demon feeding on human energies.