In the Alskad Empire, nearly all are born with a twin, two halves to form one whole...yet some face the world alone.
But a long-held secret and the fate of the empire are destined to bring them together in a way they never could have imagined..
As their sixteenth birthdays approach, Bo and Vi face very different futures--one a life of luxury as the heir to the throne, the other years of backbreaking work as a temple servant.
Raised by the anchorites of the temple after her family cast her off, Vi has spent her whole life scheming for a way to escape and live out what\'s left of her life in peace.
Such is the fate of Vi Abernathy, whose twin sister died in infancy.
Those who survive are considered diminished, doomed to succumb to the violent grief that inevitably destroys everyone whose twin has died.
The Diminished When one twin dies, the other usually follows, unable to face the world without their other half.
Though he has been chosen to succeed his great-aunt, Queen Runa, as the leader of the Alskad Empire, Bo has never felt equal to the grand future before him.
Bo Trousillion is one of these few, born into the royal line and destined to rule.
The singleborn A rare few are singleborn in each generation, and therefore given the right to rule by the gods and goddesses.
In the Alskad Empire, nearly all are born with a twin, two halves to form one whole...yet some face the world alone
