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Sixteen-year-old healer Avala is the prophesied bringer of a golden age of unity and freedom for four nations bound by enmity and living in the shadow of dictator Jaganath. Though undercut by the lack of sacrifice with which the central characters achieve victory, this sequel to Secret Sacrament synthesizes powerful themes--redemption, love, homecoming--for an absorbing, affecting read.