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4-6Keeper of the Lost Cities series.
In trouble with the ruling elven Council for the events of Everblaze, Sophie and her friends flee to the insurgent group the Black Swan. The detailed world-building, a series strength, continues to expand, and the shifting dynamics of friendship, trust, and betrayal lend emotional heft to the sometimes overwhelming level of detail. Banter lightens the mood but also drags the pace.