The Burning Shadow By Jennifer L. Armentrout May 2026

As the government-sanctioned Daedalus begins a new, more aggressive hunt, Evie discovers that the strange flu-like symptoms she’s been feeling aren’t an illness—they are an awakening. Her skin hums with a power that shouldn't exist, and the shadows in the corners of her room have started to move on their own.

When a series of grisly murders points toward a rogue Luxen, Evie and Luc are forced out of hiding. In the neon-lit underbelly of the city, Evie realizes that she isn’t just a witness to this war; she is the weapon both sides have been waiting for. The truth of her identity is a burning shadow, and once it fully emerges, it will either save the world or reduce it to ash. The Burning Shadow by Jennifer L. Armentrout

In the aftermath of the invasion, Evie Dasher’s world is a mosaic of shattered glass and secrets. Her memories are like ghosts—flickering at the edge of her vision but vanishing the moment she tries to grasp them. As the government-sanctioned Daedalus begins a new, more

The tension in the community is a physical weight, but nothing compares to the heat radiating from Luc. He is a walking paradox: a lethal Origin capable of leveling cities, yet he looks at Evie as if she is the only thing keeping him tethered to the earth. He promises her safety, but his golden eyes hold stories he refuses to tell—stories about a girl who looked exactly like her, a girl who supposedly died. In the neon-lit underbelly of the city, Evie