Böcker av A. C. Ward

The cost is never too high to protect the one she loves. Imprisoned by the kami king, Shou searches for an escape that won't bring death to the person she cares about most. She once longed for her place with the gods. Instead, each embrace with her captor drains her hope, much to his displeasure. To remind her of the true nature of humans, he releases her with one ultimatum; should she seek the one she yearns for her freedom will be forfeit. Thrust into the middle of a war, Shou struggles to survive the human realm without any of the allies she's come to depend on. Those seeking divine rule are as dangerous as the kami king. And the one she loves cannot accept her fate. But should he find her, all that she's fought for will be lost. The fifth book in The Kami Prophecy, a YA series based on some historical fact and full of action, mythical creatures, and romance, all set in a fantasy world inspired by feudal Japan.

She must enter the realm of the dead, or lose the one she loves forever. Grief becomes revenge when Shou vows to kill the kami king. Only one weapon can destroy him, and it is lost in the realm of the dead. Driven by her hope to save the one she loves, Shou goes where even the kami cannot follow. But the realm changes those that enter it. And a price must be paid, one that Shou's allies do not want her to accept. Further betrayal awaits Shou. And a final decision as the prophecy is unveiled. For with the death of the kami king, another must rise to take his place. The epic conclusion to The Kami Prophecy, a YA series full of action, mythical creatures, and romance, all set in a fantasy world inspired by feudal Japan.

She needs help, but at what cost? Finally surrounded by people she cares about, Shou begins to embrace her new life. Her friendship with Masaru, the heir to the Date clan, intensifies as they travel in search of allies. Forming alliances is her only chance against the family that's hellbent on killing her. But when a new enemy targets Masaru instead of Shou, everything changes. Determined to save him, Shou refuses his protection and sets out on her own. With a more sinister and darker force threatening them, nobody can help-not even her kami friends. Torn between the human world and her duty to the gods, Shou must sacrifice everything for the one she loves. But will she pay the ultimate price for doing the unthinkable and turning on the kami? The third book in The Kami Prophecy, a YA fantasy set in a world based on feudal Japan.