Simon Pulse teen fantasy

Hilari Bell

In the long-peaceful land of Farsala, legends of a coming hero have kept fear at bay—until a new enemy arrives that neither fears nor respects the kingdom’s name. As the rulers cling to old certainties, three young people—Jiaan, Soraya, and Kavi—begin to sense that the turning of Time’s Wheel is drawing Farsala toward catastrophe. Bound together by forces they don’t fully understand, they must confront what honor and courage truly mean when magic, prophecy, and political power collide. With Hilari Bell’s vivid, fast-moving storytelling and richly imagined worldbuilding, this first installment of the Farsala Trilogy blends self-discovery with high-stakes adventure and the unsettling question of whether destiny can be resisted.