num_pages: 423
description: The magicians want her to lead. The sorcerers want her to lie. The demons want her blood. Henrietta wants to save the one she loves. But will his dark magic be her undoing?Henrietta doesnt need a prophecy to know that shes in danger. She came to London to be named the chosen one the first female sorcerer in centuries the one who would defeat the bloodthirsty Ancients. Instead she discovered a city ruled by secrets. And the biggest secret of all: Henrietta is not the chosen one.Still she must play the role in order to keep herself and Rook her best friend and childhood love safe. But can she truly save him? The poison in Rooks system is transforming him into something monstrous as he begins to master dark powers of his own.So when Henrietta finds a clue to the Ancients past that could turn the tide of the war she persuades Blackwood the mysterious Earl of Sorrow-Fell to travel up the coast to seek out strange new weapons. And Magnus the brave reckless flirt who wants to win back her favor is assigned to their mission. Together they will face monsters meet powerful new allies and uncover the most devastating weapon of all: the truth.
language: English
title: A Poison Dark and Drowning
publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers