Nina was plucked off the streets because she resembled a dead priestess—but is this a lucky break, or a new kind of curse? Winner of the Kodansha Manga Award, this fantasy shojo manga features intertwining constellations of palace intrigue and perilous romance, for fans of The Ancient Magus’ Bride, The Apothecary Diaries, and Snow White With the Red Hair.
At long last, Nina and her friends escape Galgada and return to Fortna. But the kingdom is not the same as they left it, and neither are they, now that Azure is king! While Azure is newly burdened with royal duties, Nina wonders what place there is for her…or for “Princess Alisha,” the woman she is pretending to be…in this strange new Fortna. And meanwhile, dark forces plot against them…not the Galgadans, but something closer to home…