We Rule the Night

This young adult fantasy novel introduces Revna and Linné, two seventeen-year-old girls from opposing backgrounds, both possessing illegal magic. Caught using their powers, they are conscripted into a special all-female flight unit to undertake perilous missions for the Union of the North. Despite their intense animosity, they must learn to cooperate and master their magical flying abilities to survive the war and each other. The story explores themes of sacrifice, complicated friendships, and resilience in the face of impossible odds, set against a backdrop of aerial combat and political intrigue.

Two girls use forbidden magic to fly and fight--for their country and for themselves--in this riveting debut that's part Shadow and Bone, part Code Name Verity. Seventeen-year-old Revna is a factory worker, manufacturing war machines for the Union of the North. When she's caught using illegal magic, she fears being branded a traitor and imprisoned. Meanwhile, on the front lines, Linné defied her father, a Union general, and disguised herself as a boy to join the army. They're both offered a reprieve from punishment if they use their magic in a special women's military flight unit and undertake terrifying, deadly missions under cover of darkness. Revna and Linné can hardly stand to be in the same cockpit, but if they can't fly together, and if they can't find a way to fly well, the enemy's superior firepower will destroy them--if they don't destroy each other first. We Rule the Night is a fiercely compelling story about sacrifice, complicated friendships, and survival against impossible odds.