--- product_id: 363095509 title: "The Prison Healer: A dark, gripping YA fantasy from bestselling author Lynette Noni" price: "18689CFA" currency: XOF in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.sn/products/363095509-the-prison-healer-a-dark-gripping-ya-fantasy-from-bestselling store_origin: SN region: Senegal --- # 4.4/5 from 18,516 readers Top 25 YA Epic Fantasy Dark, gripping magical trials The Prison Healer: A dark, gripping YA fantasy from bestselling author Lynette Noni **Price:** 18689CFA **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🔥 Survive the trials, join the rebellion, and don’t miss the YA fantasy everyone’s talking about! 📚 ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Prison Healer: A dark, gripping YA fantasy from bestselling author Lynette Noni - **How much does it cost?** 18689CFA with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sn](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/363095509-the-prison-healer-a-dark-gripping-ya-fantasy-from-bestselling) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Masterful YA Dark Fantasy:** Dive into a world where survival means everything and magic tests your limits. - • **Unforgettable Female Lead:** Kiva Meridan’s resilience and heart make her the badass heroine you’ll root for. - • **High-Stakes Elemental Trials:** Feel the tension as Kiva faces deadly challenges of air, fire, water, and earth. - • **Critically Acclaimed Bestseller:** Join thousands of readers who can’t stop raving about this unique, compelling story. - • **Intriguing Found Family & Romance:** Experience the warmth of unexpected bonds and slow-burn romance amidst chaos. ## Overview The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni is a bestselling YA dark fantasy ranked #25 in Epic Fantasy for Young Adults. It follows Kiva Meridan, a healer trapped in the brutal prison of Zalindov, who volunteers for deadly elemental trials to save a Rebel Queen and earn freedom. Packed with magic, rebellion, found family, and slow-burn romance, this gripping novel has earned a 4.4-star rating from over 18,000 readers and is perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Sabaa Tahir. ## Description 'A marvelous and inventive storyteller' SARAH J. MAAS From bestselling Australian author Lynette Noni comes a masterful and action-packed YA dark fantasy perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Sabaa Tahir. At Zalindov, the only person you can trust is yourself. Seventeen-year-old Kiva Meridan is a survivor. For ten years, she has worked as the healer in the notorious death prison, Zalindov, making herself indispensable. Kept afloat by messages of hope from her family, Kiva has one goal and one goal only: stay alive. Then one day the infamous Rebel Queen arrives at the prison on death's door and Kiva receives a new message: Don't let her die. We are coming . The queen is sentenced to the Trial by Ordeal: a series of elemental challenges against the torments of air, fire, water, and earth, assigned to only the most dangerous of criminals. Aware the sickly queen has little chance of making it through the Trials alive, Kiva volunteers to take her place. If she succeeds, both she and the queen will be granted their freedom. But no one has ever survived. And with an incurable plague sweeping Zalindov, a mysterious new inmate fighting for Kiva's heart, and a prison rebellion brewing, Kiva can't escape the terrible feeling that her trials have only just begun. TROPES Badass FMC 👊💢 Found family 🔎🫂 Royals 👑 Magical trials ✨⚖️ READERS LOVE IT 'Unique and compelling' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This was one hell of a book' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'The story is unique and compelling' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I had to immediately buy the sequel' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'You have to read it ASAP! Amazing!!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review: Full of tension, royals, rebels, and magic and I loved it! - I got on really well with the writing style of this book. If I hadn’t been buddy reading I could have seen myself binging The Prison Healer and I probably will whenever I decide to reread it. Set inside Zalindov prison this is a YA Fantasy book with a slightly darker vibe. It’s full of tension, royals, rebels, and magic and I loved it! Kiva has been in Zalindov for 10 years, having arrived when she was just a child. Working as the healer for the entire prison her days are long and brutal. She can’t save everyone and has to brand new arrivals making the other prisoners see her as the enemy. Secret coded messages from her family help her keep going, knowing they want to help her escape. But when a new prisoner arrives Kiva receives a different message: “Don’t let her die. We are coming.” While I guessed a lot of the twists early on I still really enjoyed the journey of the book. Kiva was a great main character, full of heart and determination, and because the book is from her POV we also see her more vulnerable side that she doesn’t want to show the rest of the prison. She has a found family situation going with 11 year old prisoner Tipp and their friendship is adorable. Tipp’s antics brought a lot of bright moments to the book which stopped everything from feeling too doom and gloom. There’s a touch of romance of the slow burn variety between Kiva and new prisoner Jaren. I assume it will be explored this further in the sequel. Speaking of the sequel The Gilded Cage will be out on the 12th October and I’m so happy we don’t have to wait a whole year for it! Read for: • awesome female lead • found family • budding romance • royals • magical trials • a fast paced adventure Review: Interesting setting and good twists and turns! - Couldnt help but draw similarities to Defy the Night, but it was an enjoyable read. The concept was interesting and fun, dont think I've ever even read a book that was set in a prison, though this was more of a fantasy setting, it was a good read. A lot of the plotlines weren't anything new, I honestly expected the trials to play a bigger part in the story but the majority of the plot focuses on Kiva's relationships and the sickness/Kiva being the prison healer. The ending was a good twist, didnt see that coming, but interested to see how that plays out in the second book. ## Features - New Store Stock ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 20,637 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 25 in Epic Fantasy for Young Adults 1,524 in Science Fiction & Fantasy (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 18,516 Reviews | ## Images ![The Prison Healer: A dark, gripping YA fantasy from bestselling author Lynette Noni - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71cS4dqFDmL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Full of tension, royals, rebels, and magic and I loved it! *by C***E on 8 November 2021* I got on really well with the writing style of this book. If I hadn’t been buddy reading I could have seen myself binging The Prison Healer and I probably will whenever I decide to reread it. Set inside Zalindov prison this is a YA Fantasy book with a slightly darker vibe. It’s full of tension, royals, rebels, and magic and I loved it! Kiva has been in Zalindov for 10 years, having arrived when she was just a child. Working as the healer for the entire prison her days are long and brutal. She can’t save everyone and has to brand new arrivals making the other prisoners see her as the enemy. Secret coded messages from her family help her keep going, knowing they want to help her escape. But when a new prisoner arrives Kiva receives a different message: “Don’t let her die. We are coming.” While I guessed a lot of the twists early on I still really enjoyed the journey of the book. Kiva was a great main character, full of heart and determination, and because the book is from her POV we also see her more vulnerable side that she doesn’t want to show the rest of the prison. She has a found family situation going with 11 year old prisoner Tipp and their friendship is adorable. Tipp’s antics brought a lot of bright moments to the book which stopped everything from feeling too doom and gloom. There’s a touch of romance of the slow burn variety between Kiva and new prisoner Jaren. I assume it will be explored this further in the sequel. Speaking of the sequel The Gilded Cage will be out on the 12th October and I’m so happy we don’t have to wait a whole year for it! Read for: • awesome female lead • found family • budding romance • royals • magical trials • a fast paced adventure ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Interesting setting and good twists and turns! *by O***A on 11 March 2023* Couldnt help but draw similarities to Defy the Night, but it was an enjoyable read. The concept was interesting and fun, dont think I've ever even read a book that was set in a prison, though this was more of a fantasy setting, it was a good read. A lot of the plotlines weren't anything new, I honestly expected the trials to play a bigger part in the story but the majority of the plot focuses on Kiva's relationships and the sickness/Kiva being the prison healer. The ending was a good twist, didnt see that coming, but interested to see how that plays out in the second book. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ New Favourite! *by J***E on 24 June 2021* Yet again, I have found a book that has replaced a SJM book as my favourite of the year! (so far). We follow a girl called Kiva who has been in surviving in the notorious Zalindov prison for 10 years. Kiva is the prison healer and one of the most necessary prisoners. During her time in Zalindov, she has received messages from outside, telling her that help is coming and to stay alive. Then the prison gets a new prisoner: The Rebel Queen, with a note telling Kiva to keep her alive. The Queen is facing the Trial of Ordeals, four elemental challenges only charged to the most traitorous and dangerous of criminals. Kiva knows the queen is too sick to survive even the first trial so she volunteers to be the queens champion and taking the trials herself, granting herself and the queen freedom if she survives all four trials, the only thing is....no one has ever survived all the trials. With chaos invading the prison in all sorts of ways, Kiva is in for the most challenging time of her life at the prison. This was one hell of a book. As horrible and dark as the setting is, I absolutely loved it. The prologue had me immediately intrigued and I could not put this book down. There were so many characters that I adored in this, they all seemed to have such a good sense of humour in a place that is soul-destroying for most. Naari and Tipp both have a special place in my heart. (also I will never stop shipping Naari and Kiva, the chemistry is so strong!). Tipp is just an adorable little thing that needs to be protected at all costs, he's too precious. I enjoyed Jaren's character but honestly up until the end I wasn't that bothered if he got sick or not. Also there's a certain hand joke made that absolutely cracked me up. At one point I did think that Naari was the rebel queen but that theory very quickly got put to rights. From then on I really did not have a clue about anywhere this story was taking me and I didn't mind because the affect the ending had on me was worth it. So the ordeals were actually insane one of them, Kiva was locked in a CREMATORIUM for 10 minutes and I was so shook when I read that. The other ordeals are still crazy but this one was definitely the worst in my opinion. Then we move onto boring Jaren who turns out, he has all FOUR elemental powers and then it turns out he is also the prince who came in undercover to interrogate the Rebel Queen. Then Tipp almost DIES and I was honestly about to riot this book! Then the final and best part of this ending was that KIVA IS THE REBEL PRINCESS! Honestly I love this and she's going with Jaren (the prince) and infiltrating the royal family that tore her family apart and I can not wait for more! ## Frequently Bought Together - The prison healer - The Gilded Cage (The Prison Healer, 2) - The Blood Traitor (The Prison Healer, 3) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.sn/products/363095509-the-prison-healer-a-dark-gripping-ya-fantasy-from-bestselling](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/363095509-the-prison-healer-a-dark-gripping-ya-fantasy-from-bestselling) --- *Product available on Desertcart Senegal* *Store origin: SN* *Last updated: 2026-11-14*