A Sweet and Dark Poison (Vol. 2 The Books of Tea)

Ning's journey in the capital isn't over yet. Now the young woman must fight to save the entire kingdom of Daxi. A Sweet and Dark Poison brilliantly concludes the duology begun with the New York Times bestseller A Magic Distilled in Poison .

Her mother's death, her sister's poisoning, the journey to the capital, the competition. The death sentence, the discovery of the enigmatic poison, Shu's healing, the serpent's attack. Everything swirls in Ning's mind as the young woman finds herself trapped in a dark place between sleep and wakefulness.

The great evil that lurked in Daxi finally fell upon the kingdom with the Exiled Prince's ascension to the dragon throne. And with Princess Zhen's exile, the unrest caused by the poisoned teas that plagued the kingdom grows ever greater.

Banished, Zhen relies on Ning, Shu, and Ruyi in her search for allies on the continent. But the golden serpent continues to haunt Ning's nightmares with visions of war and bloodshed. Now that an even more ancient evil has awakened, conflicts among men have become insignificant, and perhaps not all the magic in the realm can stop it from consuming the world.

“Irresistible. A brilliant and satisfying conclusion to the duology. Fans will be desperate for more!” — School Library Journal