- 2017 Ink and Insights Contest Winner - In a world where sorcerers are hunted to extinction, one girl will defy an empire. Slave girl Tori Burodai never wanted to be the Gallows Girl. She never wanted to be looked to as a savior or a revolutionary. But then again, she never knew she was one of the last living Watchers. Long ago, the sacred order of sorcerers was a force for justice in the world. Now, their magic survives only in myth. That is, until Tori reveals incredible magic power in a desperate attempt to save the boy she loves from a cruel fate. This act of sorcerous rebellion changes Tori’s future forever. Her defiance sparks the makings of a magic revolution that promises to restore the world to its former glory, under the guidance of a new army of sorcerers, the Shadow Watch. But the ruler of Tori’s world has his own dark plans for magic, and he will stop at nothing to end this revolution and bend the Watchers to his will. Even if it means pitting brother against brother. Friend against friend. And Tori against the boy she loves. All must choose. But no matter the choice. The world will never be the same. For there can be no magic without monsters. If you love exhilarating worlds, epic revolutions, and morally complex characters, then you will instantly love this sweeping teen fantasy that readers are comparing to Mistborn and Throne of Glass.