Where the Black Flowers Bloom

In the land of Alkebulan, twelve-yea r-old Asha is an orphan, raised by Madame S, the proprietor of a traveling carnival.

When Madame S is attacked by ghoulish creatures, she manages to tell Asha before she dies, “Seek the Underground Kingdom, where the black flowers bloom.”Asha doesn’t understand the mysterious words, but they launch her onto a page-turning quest to protect her people and stop an ancient evil.