Perfect for readers of Hilary Mantel, Alison Weir, and
Philippa Gregory, Empress of the Night is Eva Stachniak’s
engrossing new novel, told in the voice of Catherine the
Great as the Romanov monarch reflects on her ascension to
the throne, her rule over the world’s greatest power, and
the sacrifices that made her the most feared and commanding
woman of her time.
A critically acclaimed historical drama and instant #1
international bestseller, The Winter Palace brilliantly
reimagined the rise of Catherine the Great through the
watchful eyes of her clever servant Varvara. Now, in Eva
Stachniak’s enthralling new novel, Catherine takes center
stage as she relives her astonishing ascension to the
throne, her rule over an empire, and the sacrifices that
made her the most feared and commanding woman of her time.
As the book opens, the charismatic monarch is in her final
hours. From the fevered depths of her mind, Catherine
recalls the fateful trajectory of her turbulent life: her
precarious apprenticeship as Russia’s Grand Duchess, the
usurpers who seek to deprive her of a crown, the friends who
beg more of her than she was willing to give, and her
struggle to know whom to trust and whom to deceive to ensure
her survival.
“We quarrel about power, not about love,” Catherine would
write to the great love of her life, Grigory Potemkin, but
her days were balanced on the razor’s edge of choosing her
head over her heart. Power, she learns, is about resolve,
strategy, and direction; love must sometimes be secondary as
she marshals all her strengths to steer her volatile country
into a new century and beyond—to grow the Romanov empire, to
amass a vast fortune, and to control a scheming court in
order to become one of history’s greatest rulers.
Gorgeously written with vivid detail and lyrical prose,
Empress of the Night is an intensely intimate novel of a
woman in charge of her fortunes, who must navigate the
sorrows, triumphs, and hopes of both her soul and a nation.
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