The Rarkyn's Familiar

· The Rarkyn Trilogy Book 1 · Caelestis Books · Narrated by Anna Maste
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An orphan bent on revenge. A monster searching for freedom. A forbidden pact that binds their fates.

Lyss has heard her father's screams, smelled the iron-tang of his blood. She witnessed his execution.

And plotted her revenge.

Then, a violent encounter traps Lyss in a blood-pact with a rarkyn from the otherworld, imbuing her with the monster's forbidden magic-a magic that will erode her sanity.

To break the pact, she and the rarkyn must journey to the heart of the Empire.

All that stands in their way are the mountains, the Empire's soldiers, and Lyss' uneasy alliance with the rarkyn.

But horrors await them on the road-horrors even rarkyns fear.

The most terrifying monster isn't the one Lyss travels with.

It's the one that's awoken inside her.

Monsters of a feather flock together.

An orphan bent on revenge. A monster searching for freedom. A forbidden pact that binds their fates. Lyss has heard her father's screams, smelled the iron-tang of his blood. She witnessed his execution. And plotted her revenge. Then, a violent encounter traps Lyss in a blood-pact with a rarkyn fr...

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1 review
Laura Rose
July 11, 2026
I enjoyed this first book in this new series a lot. The opening paragraphs had my attention hooked from the beginning, and I kept making excuses to avoid chores in order to get back into the story. I appreciated the worldbuilding. I liked Lyss, who was courageous, strong, and determined to succeed. I liked the created creature known as the Rarkyn. I felt for the two of them as they made their dangerous journey through the Empire. I enjoyed Anna Maste's narration as she was entertaining.
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