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DESTINY by M.L. Fergus

DESTINY

From the Fractured Kingdom series, volume 3

by M.L. Fergus

Pub Date: Sept. 23rd, 2025
ISBN: 9781774886113
Publisher: Tundra Books

Persephone confronts her heart and her fears as she heads into battle in this final book in the Fractured Kingdom trilogy.

After several setbacks, Persephone is captured and left to face great challenges alone without having time to grieve the death of her brother. She must decide once and for all what role and responsibilities she’s going to accept and how Azriel will fit into it all. Mordesius, the duplicitous regent set on reigning over the kingdom himself, will stop at nothing to take what he wants, including brutally disfiguring or killing his foes—and even his allies. Mordesius, who’s portrayed as bitter about his disability, despises servants who “flaunt their strong bodies and straight limbs in front of him.” The lives of everyone in the five clans of Glyndoria hang in the balance, but Persephone can’t save them all on her own. Drawing upon her determination, compassion, and ingenuity, Persephone escapes her captors and works to unite the clans of the kingdom for this worthy cause. She races against time to find Azriel so he can keep his oath and assist her in stopping the murderous Mordesius. Will the prophecy that started it all finally be fulfilled or will all be lost? The third-person omniscient narration shifts among multiple characters’ points of view, maintaining a fast pace that will keep readers’ attention. Most main characters present white.

An action-packed finale on a grand scale.

(content warning) (Fantasy romance. 14-18)