From the New York Times bestselling author of Incarceron comes the first book in the Relic Master fantasy series where a mysterious world teeters on the edge of destruction.“I want the sequel and I want it now.”—Robin McKinleyThe only hope for Anara, a world crumbling to devastation, lies in a master, his apprentice, and the mysteriously powerful and illegal ancient relics they collect. A secret relic with great power has been hidden for centuries, and as Raffi and Galen search for it, they will be hunted, spied on, and tested beyond their limits. For there are monsters—some human, some not—that also want the relic’s power and will stop at nothing to get it.