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Yelena, a young woman sentenced to death for murder, is offered a reprieve: she can become the food taster for the commander of the army. But when she begins to uncover secrets about the commander and his court, she must use all of her wits to stay alive.

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Alina Starkov, a young orphan, discovers that she has the power to summon light. When she is taken to the capital to be trained as a member of the Grisha, an elite group of magical soldiers, she must navigate the dangerous world of court politics and learn to harness her own powers in order to survive.