The follow-up, which takes place three years after "Thy Outward Part" on the eve of graduation.

In the wake of their road-trip to Texas, Leah and Jasper may have formed a nascent family -- but where does that leave Alice? And after everything that's happened to Leah, can she still hope for even an approximation of a normal life?

Getting bitten by a werewolf is bad enough, but it gets worse when living on a planet with five moons.

His Grace the Archduke Yuri Plisetsky wins the Ballistic Grand Tournament in his debut year, at the age of fifteen. Things go downhill from there.

Uncle's jaw works in the way that suggests he's about to say something irredeemable. Jin Ling, in a move of diplomacy he hopes the Chief Cultivator appreciates, distracts him with spicy food and his favourite subject: the incompetence of his own officials. "I hear the lakes in the south east are having drainage problems?" he asks nonchalantly, sticking three big slices of braised pork belly into his Uncle's bowl. Jin Ling just wants to get through the Discussion Conference with his Sect, his dignity, and his heart intact.