Join Jo Riccioni as she chats to fellow author, Maiya Ibrahim, about The Rising, the exciting conclusion in her fantasy duology, The Branded Season. It’ll be followed by questions from the audience and a book signing.

6pm arrivals for 6:30pm start.

About the book:

Two sisters harness their powers to fight for the people they love. But when those powers are capable of overturning worlds, love can be an uprising.

Nara and her twin sister, Osha, have escaped the Citadel and the brutality of the Wastelands to arrive in the capital of Reis, home of the wrangler.

The Shadow City is rife with political power plays, complicated by rumours of a long-awaited prophecy – the coming of a Pure healer with the ability to cure the Branded. With her healing powers growing ever stronger, all eyes are on Osha. But there are those in Reis who would kill to control her gifts.

If she is to protect her sister, Nara must navigate new allies and old enemies in the Shadow City. That’s easier said than done when she’s caught between her first love and the man who’s stolen her heart but broken her trust. Worn down by lies and deception, Nara is forced to question who she truly is and what she can believe.