To Shatter a Mountain (The Valley Rising Series)

Synopsis

She sees a path to glory. He only sees a death sentence. Every three years, High Country issues a summons to select citizens of their mountain nation. The command? Brave the wilds beyond their borders to hunt for relics of ancient magic lost to time. For native citizen, Zaya Galloway, the summons is a chance to lift her family out of poverty. But for first generation immigrant, Rowan Allister, it is a death sentence that's already claimed three of his siblings. Equipped with only a strange whispering stone, the pair must rely on each other if they hope to survive. But as they journey deeper into the wilds, they uncover a devastating truth about the summons. They must decide whether to return to High Country as loyal citizens, or use that truth to shatter the system entirely.