Liar's Test by Ambelin Kwaymullina
Liar's Test by Ambelin Kwaymullina
Seven will come. Two will die. Two will sleep. Two will serve. One will rule.
I didn’t want to rule the Risen. Wreak a little havoc upon them, though? That was something else entirely. Bell Silverleaf is a liar. It’s how she’s survived. It’s how all Treesingers have survived since they were invaded by the Risen and their fickle gods.
But now Bell is in the Queen’s Test—she’s one of seven girls competing in deadly challenges to determine who will rule for the next twenty-five years. If Bell wins, she’ll have the power to help her people and take revenge on the Risen. But first she has to make it through the challenges alive. She doesn’t know how much she’s been lied to, or where she fits in a bigger story, a mystery stretching back generations.
And she’s facing much bigger dangers than the Queen’s Test. She’s up against the gods themselves. Liar's Test is a fast-paced, intricately woven fantasy novel with an unforgettable heroine inspired by the strength and power of Aboriginal women.