Nothing is free in Elphame.
An enemy has come.
A new rift has appeared.
The realm fills with the Sidhe.
It is all they have feared.
The last Crow will be punished.
Balance is the demand.
Nothing is free in Elphame.
The last Crow takes her final stand.
Surviving the Taking of Crows in the mortal realm and closing the rift between worlds, the last Crow, Perdita Darkmore, gains notice from the very Gods who created Elphame, those who hold the truth of the Seven Year Crow. Found guilty of her crimes against both realms, Perdi is sentenced to prison, while Elphame is invaded by their makers.
Taking her final stand and risking her life to save all of Elphame from a fate worse than death, Perdi reminds all who stand against her that nothing is free in Elphame—not peace, not war, not for Fae and not for Gods.
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Time, like so much else in Elphame, moved differently for peace than it did for war. The moments you wanted to hold on to for the longest sped by as if they hadn’t happened at all. I had come to Elphame a Crow, fated to die on Fae soil, through a Gate that was no longer. It felt like I had lived several lifetimes within a short period, and each day had tested me and prepared me for what was coming next. Some of my memories were brief and fading, while others take up more room in my soul than needed. But that was the fate of us all, to earn moments worth remembering, because nothing is free in Elphame, especially the good parts.
Lanne Garrett 