Lewis The Scarred (The Books of the Gardener)

Lewisia Anna has accepted the invitation to join an exclusive apprenticeship, an opportunity to study the Inimicus—the destructive, wolfish beasts of legend—in the darkest depths of the under-lands, in a place known as the Mines. To get back home to her family and the citizens of the Amharclann, Lewis is convinced she must exceed the Gardener’s expectations and make her way up to the Platform—where the most deceptive of the creatures are contained. But in the bitter cold darkness of her new home, where steam is mined and there seems to be no difference between night and day, Lewis quickly learns the apprenticeship isn’t at all what she thought it would be. With the help of her new friend, Basil, Lewis must uncover the mystery of the Mines and decide what is more important… finding her Story or finding her way back home. Read more