- Kings and rulers, Magic, Inheritance and succession, Fiction
**THREE DAUGHTERS. ONE CROWN. ALL-OUT WAR.** **Gaela. Ruthless commander.** I am the rightful heir of Innis Lear. No more will I wait in the shadows and watch my mother's murderer bleed my island dry. The king's hold on the crown must end--willingly or at the edge of my sword. **Regan. Master manipulator.** To secure our place on the throne, I must produce an heir. Countless times I have fed the island's forests my blood. Yet, my ambition is cursed. No matter what or whom I must destroy, I will wield the magic of Innis Lear. **Elia. Star-blessed priest.** My sisters hide in the shadows like serpents, waiting to strike our ailing king. I must protect my father, even if it means marrying a stranger. We all have to make sacrifices. Love and freedom will be mine. **An island at risk and an empire poised for ruin; the line of Lear will be soaked in blood.** This description comes from the publisher.
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Grave, classical in form, relentless and epic.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemplativerelentless
- intimateepic
- unpretentiousprestige
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- Author
- Tessa Gratton
- First published
- 2018
- Pages
- 488
- Publisher
- HarperCollins, Tor Books, HarperCollins Publishers Limited
- Editions
- 5
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780008281878
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Tessa Gratton is the author of adult SFF The Queens of Innis Lear and Lady Hotspur from Tor Books, as well as the YA series The Blood Journals and The United States of Asgard. Her most recent YA novels are the original fairy tales Strange Grace and Night Shine.from McElderry Books. Tessa’s novels and short stories have been translated into twenty-two languages, nominated twice for the Tiptree Award, and several have been Junior Library Guild Selections. Though she has lived all over the world, she currently resides at the edge of the Kansas prairie with her wife. Queer, nonbinary, she/her.
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