By Elise Kova
ΠΠ»Π°ΡΠ° ΠΡΠ΅ΠΉΡΠ²ΠΎΡΠ΄ Π²ΡΠΆΠΈΠ²Π°Π»Π° Π² ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ΅ Π³ΠΎΡΠΎΠ΄Π° ΠΠΊΠ»ΠΈΠΏΡ Π±Π»Π°Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π°ΡΡ Π²ΠΎΡΠΎΠ²ΡΡΠ²Ρ, ΡΠ΄Π°ΡΠ΅ ΠΈ Π·Π°ΠΏΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ½Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΌΠ°Π³ΠΈΠΈ. ΠΠΎΡΠ»Π΅ Π½Π΅ΡΠ΄Π°ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΊΡΠ°ΠΆΠΈ Π΅Ρ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ³ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΡ ΠΊ ΠΏΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ·Π½Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠΌΡ Π·Π°ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ Π·Π° ΡΠΎΠ·Π΄Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠ°ΡΠΎ-ΠΊΠ°ΡΡ β ΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΊΠΎΠ΅ ΠΈΡΠΊΡΡΡΡΠ²ΠΎ, Π΄ΠΎΡΡΡΠΏΠ½ΠΎΠ΅ Π»ΠΈΡΡ ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΠΌ ΡΠ»ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΠΊΠ°Π΄Π΅ΠΌΠΈΠΈ ΠΡΠΊΠ°Π½Π°. ΠΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° Π½Π°Π΄Π΅ΠΆΠ΄Ρ ΠΈΡΡΡΠΊΠ°ΡΡ, Π·Π°Π³Π°Π΄ΠΎΡΠ½ΡΠΉ Π΄ΠΈΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΠΎΡ Π°ΠΊΠ°Π΄Π΅ΠΌΠΈΠΈ, ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½Ρ ΠΠ΅Π»ΠΈΡ, ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π»Π°Π³Π°Π΅Ρ Π΅ΠΉ Π²ΡΡ ΠΎΠ΄ β Π·Π° ΡΠ΅Π½Ρ. ΠΠ½ ΡΡΠΈΡΠ°Π΅Ρ ΠΠ»Π°ΡΡ ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΌ ΠΈΠ½ΡΡΡΡΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΠΎΠΌ Π΄Π»Ρ ΠΊΡΠ°ΠΆΠΈ ΠΊΠ°ΡΡΡ Ρ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΠ»Ρ ΠΈ Π²ΠΎΡΡΠΎΠ·Π΄Π°Π½ΠΈΡ Π΄Π°Π²Π½ΠΎ ΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ½Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΌΠΎΠ³ΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ΄Ρ. Π§ΡΠΎΠ±Ρ ΡΠΊΡΡΡΡ Π΅Ρ Π»ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ ΠΈ Π΄Π΅ΡΠΆΠ°ΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΡΠΎΠ»Π΅ΠΌ, ΠΠ΅Π»ΠΈΡ Π·Π°ΡΠΈΡΠ»ΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΠ»Π°ΡΡ Π² Π°ΠΊΠ°Π΄Π΅ΠΌΠΈΡ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Π½ΠΎΠ²ΡΡ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΊΡΡΡΠ½ΠΈΡΡ ΠΈ ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ²Π»ΡΠ΅Ρ Π΅Ρ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΅ΠΉ Π½Π΅Π²Π΅ΡΡΠΎΠΉ. ΠΠΊΠ°Π·Π°Π²ΡΠΈΡΡ Π² ΠΌΠΈΡΠ΅ ΡΠ°ΠΉΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΌΠ°Π³ΠΈΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΠ»Π΅Π²ΡΠΊΠΈΡ ΠΈΠ½ΡΡΠΈΠ³, Π³Π΄Π΅ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½ Π½Π΅Π²Π΅ΡΠ½ΡΠΉ ΡΠ°Π³ Π³ΡΠΎΠ·ΠΈΡ ΡΡΡΡΠΌΠΎΠΉ ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Ρ ΡΠΆΠ΅, ΠΠ»Π°ΡΠ° ΠΏΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠΌΠ°Π΅Ρ, ΡΡΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½Ρ, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΎΠ½Π° ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ»ΡΠ»Π°ΡΡ Π½Π΅Π½Π°Π²ΠΈΠ΄Π΅ΡΡ, ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅Ρ ΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π°ΡΡΡΡ Π½Π΅ ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΈΠΌ, ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΈΠΌ ΠΊΠ°ΠΆΠ΅ΡΡΡ. ΠΠΎ ΡΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅Ρ Π»ΠΈ ΠΎΠ½Π° ΠΏΠΎΠ·Π²ΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΡ Π΅ΠΌΡ Π·Π°Π²Π»Π°Π΄Π΅ΡΡ Π²Π»Π°ΡΡΡΡ Π½Π°Π΄ ΠΌΠΈΡΠΎΠΌ β ΠΈ Π΅Ρ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΄ΡΠ΅ΠΌ? ΠΠ»ΠΈ Π·Π°Π±Π΅ΡΡΡ Π²ΡΡ ΡΠ΅Π±Π΅?
Clara Graysword has survived the underworld of Eclipse City through thievery, luck, and a whole lot of illegal magic. After a job goes awry, Clara is sentenced to a lifetime in prison for inking tarot cardsβa rare power reserved for practitioners at the elite Arcana Academy. Just when it seems her luck has run dry, the academy's enigmatic headmaster, Prince Kaelis, offers her an escapeβfor a price. Kaelis believes that Clara is the perfect tool to help him steal a tarot card from the king and use it to re-create an all-powerful card long lost to time. In order to conceal her identity and keep her close, Kaelis brings Clara to Arcana Academy, introducing her as the newest first-year student and his bride-to-be. Thrust into a world of arcane magic and royal intrigue, where one misstep will send her back to prison or worse, Clara finds that the prince she swore to hate may not be what he seems. But can she risk giving him power over the worldβand her heart? Or will she take it for herself?