

Nathan's only hope of survival is to join with new allies and old enemies in an alliance to bring down the Council, and they want Nathan's help: they, too, want Nathan to be a killer. The Council's Hunters are on his trail, so he is always on the run. Nathan's friend, Gabriel, is missing, likely dead, and although Nathan has found his unique magical Gift, he can't control it. Now Nathan has escaped, and he dreams of a quiet life of freedom with Annalise, the girl he loves-but Annalise is a prisoner, wasting away in a deathlike sleep.

The second thrilling book in Sally Green's Half Bad trilogy, the inspiration for the Netflix series The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself An enthralling fantasy in the Harry Potter tradition.- Time magazine on Half Bad Kept in a cage for two years by the Council of Fairborn Witches, Nathan was trained to kill his father, the most violent and feared of the Blood Witches.
