Amanda Mccrina: 2 books

Still shaken by what happened in the capital, Torien is sent back to Tasso to quell a violent uprising on the Road. With his best friend in the hands of the rebels and his commanding officer refusing to negotiate a peace treaty, Torien must decide once and for all how much he's willing to sacrifice for an empire he no longer believes in.

Nineteen-year-old Torien Risto has seen dissidents dealt with before. He knows the young local girl who just knifed him will hang for assaulting an Imperial officer, unless he can stop it. Someone inside the provincial government is kidnapping Imperial citizens and selling them across the desert to...