Young Adult Fiction / Action & Adventure.Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers She’s chronically restless and has lived in California, Alabama, New Hampshire, Oregon, Illinois, and Scotland with no signs of staying in one place anytime soon. Its sequels, Vortex and Catalyst, have received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews and Booklist. Her debut novel, Insignia, was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. She originally wanted to be an astronaut, but a dearth of mathematical skills made her turn her interest to science fiction instead. Kincaid is the New York Times bestselling author of The Diabolic trilogy. That she will rise and rally the people to topple the man who was once her truest love-and is now her fiercest enemy. They whisper of her shadow spotted in distant star systems. He has bent the Grandiloquy to their knees, and none has the power to stand against him.īut there is a muttering among the Excess. Now, the once-idealistic heir apparent has become the cruel Emperor Tyrus, wielding his authority with an iron fist, capable of destroying planets with a single word, controlling all technology with a simple thought. The woman with whom he wanted to build a new and brighter future. The woman for whom he upended the Empire.

Three years ago, Tyrus Domitrian shocked the galaxy by killing the woman he swore to love forever. In the “intense and captivating” ( Kirkus Reviews) conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Diabolic series, the Empire teeters on the edge of destruction as rumors spread that Nemesis is still alive.

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