To the bloggers, librarians, teachers, book clubs, friends, and family who have spread the word about these books, who have written me or called or texted or created fan art or posted a review — you are all amazing and I can’t thank you enough. You are the icing that makes this journey so very sweet and wonderful.
Thank you to Ideas for Hollywood for the stunning trailer. I adore it.
To the musicians who inspire me and help me channel the emotions I need to write, thank you. As always, Hans Zimmer, and also James Newton Howard, Joseph Trapanese, and Alexandre Desplat. Your gifts help me use mine. And to Ellie Goulding, Imagine Dragons, OneRepublic, Bastille, Florence + the Machine, and Junkie XL. I love your music. Thank you.
To Robert and Marilyn — I’m so grateful to have such supportive and wonderful in-laws. Thank you for all of your help and excitement. It truly means a lot!
To Elisse — your support and enthusiasm and never-ending willingness to read and reread and talk about my books and plotting and revisions has made all the difference. Thank you so very much for everything. To Kerstin, thank you for always being there for me, for your generosity, and your excitement for my books. It means more than you know! To Lauren, I’m so grateful to have you for a sister and for all of your support over the years. I’m so glad you love my books so much! And thank you to Kaitlyn, too, for your support!
To Henri and SuZan — I couldn’t have asked for better parents. Thank you for always believing in me and encouraging me to pursue my dreams. What a blessing to have you both in my life.
And to my beautiful children, Bradley, Gavin, and Kynlee. Thank you for your love and for putting up with me and this crazy ride you get to be a part of. You three are my everything.
Finally, to Trav. You are my sunrise, you are the light that banishes the darkness, and the joy in my life. Thank you will never be enough.
Sara B. Larson is the author of the acclaimed YA fantasy novel Defy and its sequel, Ignite. She can’t remember a time when she didn’t write books — although she now uses a computer instead of a Little Mermaid notebook. Sara lives in Utah with her husband and their three children. She writes in brief snippets throughout the day (while mourning the loss of nap time) and the quiet hours when most people are sleeping. Her husband claims she should have a degree in “the art of multitasking.” When she’s not mothering or writing, you can often find her at the gym repenting for her sugar addiction. You can find her at www.sarablarson.com.
Copyright © 2016 by Sara B. Larson
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Larson, Sara B., author.
Endure : a Defy novel / Sara B. Larson. — First edition.
pages cm
Sequel to: Ignite.
Summary: Alexa and King Damian are engaged to be married, but the kingdom of Antion is besieged, their friend Rylan is a prisoner of the enemy, and Alexa has not told Damian that she is at the mercy of the evil Rafe, bound to obey one command of his choosing — but now Alexa must travel deep into enemy territory and confront an army of black sorcerers to rescue Rylan.
ISBN 978-0-545-64490-7 (jacketed hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Magic — Juvenile fiction. 2. Kings and rulers — Juvenile fiction. 3. Rescues — Juvenile fiction. 4. Conspiracies — Juvenile fiction. 5. Adventure stories. [1. Magic—Fiction. 2. Kings, queens, rulers, etc. — Fiction. 3. Rescues — Fiction. 4. Conspiracies — Fiction. 5. Adventure and adventurers — Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.L323953En 2016
813.6—dc23
[Fic]
2015015932
First edition, January 2016
Cover art © 2016 by Jacey @ début art
Cover design by Elizabeth B. Parisi
e-ISBN 978-0-545-64492-1
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Sara B. Larson, Endure
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