Rebels Rising - Hardcover

Rebels Rising is the book where the rebellion stops working in the dark and Verity Newton has to take a side in public, with her name on it.

The governor has dissolved the Colonial Assembly, which removes the last piece of representative government and makes the argument for revolution for them. What it does not do is bring ordinary people along.

Where it sits

Third in the Rebels sequence, picking up directly after the second. Readers coming in here will follow the plot but will miss why the relationships hurt.

Good to know

If you were looking for Rebel Rising, a different book with a very similar name, this is not it. This one is alternate history: an America that never quite became the one we know, with magic held by the ruling class.

From the publisher

Risking all for freedom - and love

The governor has disbanded the Colonial Assembly, removing the last shred of representative government from American shores. The Rebel Mechanics and their magister allies can't let the Empire get away with that. The time has come to act.

But to truly start turning the wheels of revolution, they need popular support from ordinary laborers, housewives, students, and the middle class--people outside the rebel movements. That's a job for Verity Newton, under the guise of her journalistic alter ego. As the rebel movement builds momentum, Verity must take a more public, open stand for the cause--a stand that could jeopardize her job, her home, and her place in society.

At the same time, a revolution is the only way Verity stands a chance of being with Lord Henry, since they're divided by class and by the fact that he's wanted for treason. It's a risk she's willing to take.

More historical young adult fantasy.