This week’s Feature book spotlight is New York Times best-selling author Justina Ireland. Her latest book, released on September 20, 2022, is titled Rust In The Root. This spellbinding historical fantasy is perfect for readers 14-17 years of age.
Book Synopsis
It is 1937, and Laura Ann Langston lives in an America divided—between those who work the mystical arts and those who do not. Laura applies for a job with the Bureau of the Arcane’s Conservation Corps, a branch of the US government dedicated to repairing the arcane force Dynamism so that industry and technology—Mechomancy—can thrive. There she meets the Skylark, a powerful mage with a mysterious past, who reluctantly takes Laura on as an apprentice. As they’re sent off on their first mission together into the heart of the country’s oldest and most mysterious Blight, they discover the work of mages not encountered since the darkest period in America’s past, when Black mages were killed for their power—work that could threaten Laura’s and the Skylark’s lives, and everything they’ve worked for.
About Author
Justina Ireland is the New York Times bestselling author of Dread Nation and its sequel, Deathless Divide, as well as Vengeance Bound and Promise of Shadows. She is also one of the authors creating the next generation of Star Wars novels entitled the High Republic and is the author of the middle-grade Star Wars adventures Lando’s Luck, Spark the Resistance, and A Test of Courage. She lives with her family in Maryland, where she enjoys dark chocolate and dark humor and is not too proud to admit that she’s still afraid of the dark.
Sistah’s Place is happy to add Rusted In The Root to this week’s book spotlight. Grab your copy today and follow Justina’s author page on Amazon.