Finnikin of the Rock

Finnikin of the Rock is a 2009 young adult fantasy novel by Melina Marchetta. It follows the story of Finnikin, an exile of Lumatere, who has been away from his kingdom for over 10 years. Being forced out by a mysterious magical barrier created after the death of the royal family, he wanders the lands in search of other exiles, trying to find out what happened to his home. But when he discovers that the heir to the Lumaterean throne could still be alive, Finnikin must follow a young woman, Evanjalin, to save the prince and his kingdom.