Book description
The long-awaited companion to the New York Times bestsellers
Graceling and Fire
Eight years have passed since the young Princess Bitterblue, and her
country, were saved from the vicious King Leck. Now Bitterblue is the
queen of Monsea, and her land is at peace.
But the influence of her father, a violent psychopath with
mind-altering abilities, lives on. Her advisers, who have run the
country on her behalf since Leck's death, believe in a forward-thinking
plan: to pardon all of those who committed terrible acts during Leck's
reign; and to forget every dark event that ever happened. Monsea's past
has become shrouded in mystery, and it's only when Bitterblue begins
sneaking out of her castle - curious, disguised and alone - to walk the
streets of her own city, that she begins to realise the truth. Her
kingdom has been under the thirty-five-year long spell of a madman, and
now their only chance to move forward is to revisit the past.
Whatever that past holds.
Two thieves, who have sworn only to steal what has already been stolen,
change her life forever. They hold a key to the truth of Leck's reign.
And one of them, who possesses an unidentified Grace, may also hold a
key to her heart . . .
Praise for Kristin Cashore
'This is gorgeous storytelling: exciting, stirring, and accessible'
School Journal
'A WOW of a book. I HAD to know how it ended' Tamora Pierce
'Fresh, hopeful, tragic and glorious' Kirkus
'There aren't enough words to describe how awesome this book is'
Romantic Times Kristin Cashore is an exceptional new writer in the
fantasy genre. She has an M. A. in children's literature and has lived
in Pennsylvania, Florida, Sydney, Boston, Cambridge, Austin, Italy and
even London before settling, for the moment, in Massachusetts.
