<p><b>Brimming with intrigue and rebellion, <i>Firebrand</i> is the first book in the Rebel Angels series by Gillian Philip, the Carnegie Medal–nominated author of <i>Crossing the Line</i> and multi-award-nominated <i>Bad Faith</i>.</b><br /><br />At the end of the sixteenth century, religious upheaval brings fear, superstition, and doubt to the lives of mortals. Yet unbeknownst to them, another world lies just beyond the Veil: the realm of the Sithe, a fierce and beautiful people for whom a full-mortal life is but the blink of an eye. The Veil protects and hides their world…but it is fraying at the edges, and not all think it should be repaired. <br /><br />Discarded by his mother and ignored by his father, sixteen-year-old Seth MacGregor has grown up half wild in his father&apos;s fortress, with only his idolized older brother, Conal, for family. When Conal quarrels with the Sithe queen and is forced into exile in the full-mortal world, Seth volunteers to go with him. <br /><br />But life beyond the Veil is even more dangerous than they expected, and Seth and Conal soon find themselves embroiled in a witch-hunt—in which they are the quarry. Trapped between the queen&apos;s machinations at home and the superstitious violence of the otherworld, Seth must act before both of them are fed to the witch-hunters&apos; fires…<br /><br />At the Publisher&apos;s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.</p>