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Harper
July 2014
On Sale: July 8, 2014
448 pages
ISBN: 0062290363
EAN: 9780062290366
Hardcover
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Young Adult
Magic, adventure, mystery, and romance combine in this epic
debut in which a young princess must reclaim her dead
mother’s throne, learn to be a ruler—and defeat the Red
Queen, a powerful and malevolent sorceress determined to
destroy her. On her nineteenth birthday, Princess Kelsea Raleigh Glynn,
raised in exile, sets out on a perilous journey back to the
castle of her birth to ascend her rightful throne. Plain and
serious, a girl who loves books and learning, Kelsea bears
little resemblance to her mother, the vain and frivolous
Queen Elyssa. But though she may be inexperienced and
sheltered, Kelsea is not defenseless: Around her neck hangs
the Tearling sapphire, a jewel of immense magical power; and
accompanying her is the Queen’s Guard, a cadre of brave
knights led by the enigmatic and dedicated Lazarus. Kelsea
will need them all to survive a cabal of enemies who will
use every weapon—from crimson-caped assassins to the darkest
blood magic—to prevent her from wearing the crown. Despite her royal blood, Kelsea feels like nothing so much
as an insecure girl, a child called upon to lead a people
and a kingdom about which she knows almost nothing. But what
she discovers in the capital will change everything,
confronting her with horrors she never imagined. An act of
singular daring will throw Kelsea’s kingdom into tumult,
unleashing the vengeance of the tyrannical ruler of
neighboring Mortmesne: the Red Queen, a sorceress possessed
of the darkest magic. Now Kelsea will begin to discover whom
among the servants, aristocracy, and her own guard she can
trust. But the quest to save her kingdom and meet her destiny has
only just begun—a wondrous journey of self-discovery and a
trial by fire that will make her a legend . . . if she can
survive. This book will be a beautifully designed package with
illustrated endpapers, a map of the Tearling, and a ribbon
marker.
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