The False Hero

In a mystical war as old as time himself, nearly all hope is lost… And Kione is done waiting.

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Spirits roam Myre, possessing, torturing, and murdering mortals. The people lie in wait for the Destined, a powerful figure prophesied to save them. But after a deadly attack on her island, outcast Kione decides enough is enough.

Leaving behind everything shes known, Kione takes up the mantle of The Destined and sets off to defeat the spirit king, Veros. But to do so, Kione will have to traverse across Myre, assemble a team to help her, and try not to get uncovered as a fraud along the way.

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But Kione soon discovers that the prophecy is much more complicated than theyve all been led to believe. No one is telling the truth, and as the spirits rally to end the war once and for all, Kione must ask herself: what if she really is the Destined? Or what if shes something else entirely?

This first book in Zorah Starrs Prophecy of Lies Duology follows a powerful cast of Black and queer characters on a journey of subverted tropes, religious trauma, and destiny.