The Lakti people fled their homeland in Old Lakti when monsters like dragons, gryphons, spectres, and ogres invaded and began to destroy the kingdom. They fled North into Bamarre where the people accepted them and sheltered them. The fairies prevented the monsters from following the fleeing Lakti people and they were safe. In New Lakti the warrior people took advantage of the kindness provided by their Bamarre hosts and conquered the land, making the Bamarre people into second-class citizens and servants.
Peregrine is taken from her Bamarre family as a small infant and raised among the Lakti as a lady. She learns their war-like ways and how to withstand discomfort. She grows her entire life believing she is Lakti, but on the eve of joining her adopted father in battle, Perry learns from the fairy Halina that she isn't who she thought. She is Bamarre.
Halina gives Perry a mission as she is uniquely situated: free the Bamarre. Perry is afraid for her future if she reveals to anyone the secret of her past. Her fears are well-founded when her adoptive father locks away his child upon uncovering her heritage. Perry's maid Anette and her only friend Willem accept this new facet of her story, and Anette reveals Perry has a Bamarre family who she never dreamed existed; Anette's family. Even her Lady Mother is more accepting of Perry's past.
When she escapes from Lord Tove's prison, Perry flees in magic seven league boots. Unsure where to go, the fleeing lady searches for her Bamarre family. When she finds them Perry is pleased to find Anette has returned to the family and she meets her young brother, Drualt. Halina returns and the family agrees to protect Perry, in the guise of an old aunt. As Aunt Nadira Perry learns what it is to be Bamarre.
As the Lakti rule becomes more strict and new laws are implemented against the Bamarre people tension grows. Bamarre youth are taken from their homes to serve the Lakti war efforts and Drualt is taken to Lord Tove at the front. It is their last straw and the Bamarre revolt in small ways, gradually growing as Perry and Anette spread news of the effort.
When Perry discovers how the Bamarre youth are being used as fodder for the Lakti war machine she sets in motion a challenge which will change the future of New Lakti and the Bamarre people.
As a prequel set in the distant history of Levine's The Two Princesses of Bamarre Perry's story is of epic proportions. Readers who enjoyed Addie's quest will likewise enjoy Perry's challenges. The Lost Kingdom of Bamarre is aimed at middle grades.
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