The Will of the Empress

Tamora Pierce returns to the exotic world of her beloved Circle of Magic series with this New York Times bestseller that reunites Sandry, Tris, Daja, and Briar as older teens. But years of growing up have taken their toll, and the four find that they are no longer as close as they werein fact, the idea of having access to each others' minds as they once did is terrifying to some of them.