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In the aftermath of The Pomegranate Gate , The Republic of Salt  opens with its cast scattered and wounded, both literally and emotionally. Toba Bet—the magically born half-Mazik twin created in the first book—grieves the death of her original self, who was killed by her own sister, Tsifra N’Dar, a deadly agent of their shared father, Tarses. As Toba hides in the mortal realm with Asmel, the Lord of Books, she chooses to exist as a flock of birds for days, slipping away from

Nico "Junior" Trocci feels like he is slowly dying. Working with his mob father has broken parts of him, and all he wants is to get out. He has been forced to see and do brutal things, and he’s desperate to leave—it’s just a matter of finding the right way. The one bright spot in his life is Lauren Marchetti, a fling he had over a decade ago. He broke her heart after her father punched him and told him to stay away from her. But for the past ten years, all Nico has done is pr

Here is a summary with spoilers for The Bond That Burns Minutes after the last book ends, Medra and Blake are still looking to the sky where the dragon, Nyxaris, is flying. Everyone from the school and the council comes running to find out what happened. Viktor is proud and pleased that Medra brought the dragon back, but no one else on the council shares his enthusiasm. Medra is forced to lie, claiming she has control over Nyxaris and can communicate with him—though she doesn