Amazon Best SciFiFantasy Book of 2018 One of Entertainment Weeklys 10 Best YA Books of 2018 One of Publishers Weeklys Best YA Book of the Year A National Indie Bestseller Longlisted for Irish YA prize Great Reads Award Lose yourself in the fantastic world of the arks and in the company of unforgettable characters in this French runaway hit Christelle Dabos The Mirror Visitor quartet. Plainspoken headstrong Ophelia cares little about appearances. Her ability to read the past of objects is unmatched in all of Anima and whats more she possesses the ability to travel through mirrors a skill passed down to her from previous generations. Her idyllic life is disrupted however when she is promised in marriage to Thorn a taciturn and influential member of a distant clan. Ophelia must leave all she knows behind and follow her fianc to Citaceleste the capital of a cold icy ark known as the Pole where danger lurks around every corner and nobody can be trusted. There in the presence of her inscrutable future husband Ophelia slowly realizes that she is a pawn in a political game that will have farreaching ramifications not only for her but for her entire world. The World of the Arks Long ago following a cataclysm called the Rupture the world was shattered into many floating celestial islands now known as arks. Over each the spirit of an omnipotent and immortal ancestor abides. The inhabitants of these arks each possess a unique power. Ophelia with her ability to read the pasts of objects must navigate this fantastic disjointed perilous world using her trademark tenacity and quiet strength. An unforgettable heroine a rich and bountiful universe intrigue and suspense A Winters Promise is perfect for readers of Margaret Rogersons An Enchantment of Ravens Melissa Alberts The Hazel Wood V.E. Schwabs Shades of Magic series Tomi Adeyemis Children of Blood and Bone Kenneth Oppels Airborne series and N.K. Jemisin Broken Earth series. Extract I think we could have all lived happily in a wa