Author: Rae Carson

“Carson joins the ranks of writers like Kristin Cashore, Megan Whalen Turner, and Tamora Pierce as one of YA’s best writers of high fantasy.”—Locus MagazineThe second book in Rae Carson’s award-winning and New York Times–bestselling trilogy! Betrayal, love, and untold power fuel the heroic adventure of a seventeen-year-old princess turned warrior-queen. Fans of Tomi Adeyemi, Kendare Blake and … warrior-queen. Fans of Tomi Adeyemi, Kendare Blake and Sarah J. Maas will be riveted.She does not know what awaits her at the enemy’s gate.Elisa led her people to victory over a terrifying, sorcerous army. Her place as queen should be secure.…

A New York Times bestseller with nearly 2,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads! Lee’s magical gift for finding gold puts her in danger after her parents are killed — so she disguises herself as a boy and heads west with the California Gold Rush. “Riveting” (School Library Journal).

Enter a “unique, wonderful world” (Tamora Pierce) in this “smart, complex fantasy” (Publishers Weekly). Elisa is chosen to become a king’s secret wife, while a revolutionary is convinced she has the power to save his people. “I stayed up until 2 a.m. reading this… Definitely recommended” (Veronica Roth).