Daughter Rise

The gods have answered. The island rises. The devastating sequel to the Sunday Times bestselling epic fantasy Sister Wake, filled with rebellion, intrigue, horror, dangerous gods, and Celtic mythology. The island of Croí has suffered under the Empire of the Answering's rule for far too long. But with their Gods returned, feral and titanic, the prayers of Croí have been answered. The Answering have retreated, forced back by fear and the machinations of their queen. A triumphant rebellion, the Rising, turns towards the Croí capital. But there is a terrible truth behind the return of the Gods, a secret that could destroy all the Rising strives for. A secret in the hands of a renegade saint, Sister Wake, who marches with the Answering's mad king and a dead Goddess in her grip. A secret she plans to share with the world, whether the Rising like it or not . . .