The rest of the story is narrated by Gemma, in the present tense. Kartik is charged with helping Gemma find the Temple in the realms, where the magic can be bound by the Rakshana, and when that is successfully completed he is to kill her. He is told that by destroying the Runes, Gemma released the magic, making it available to all the creatures in the realms, including the evil Circe and her allies in the Winterlands. The opening chapter is narrated by Kartik, who has been brought before a council of the Rakshana. The story picks up two months after the events in the first book. This preview scene did not appear in the published novel. Rebel Angels was released in paperback in January 2007, and extras included a preview scene for the third book in the trilogy, The Sweet Far Thing, and an interview with author Libba Bray. Rebel Angels comments on the life of women in the 19th century, fantasy, and mythology. The novel follows Gemma and her friends, Felicity and Ann, during their winter break from school. It is the sequel to A Great and Terrible Beauty and continues the story of Gemma Doyle, a girl in the late 19th century with the power of second sight. Rebel Angels is the second book in a fantasy trilogy by Libba Bray.
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