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'The new Game of Thrones' Stylist
'Puts Samantha Shannon in the same league as Robin Hobb and George R.R. Martin. Shannon is a master of dragons' Starburst
‘Epic fantasy with added dragons. A blockbuster’ Guardian, Best Science Fiction and Fantasy
An enthralling, epic fantasy about a world on the brink of war with dragons - and the women who must lead the fight to save it.
A world divided. A queendom without an heir. An ancient enemy awakens.
The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction – but assassins are getting closer to her door.
Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of mages. Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran, secretly protecting her with forbidden magic.
Across the dark sea, Tané has trained to be a dragonrider since she was a child, but is forced to make a choice that could see her life unravel.
Meanwhile, the divided East and West refuse to parley, and forces of chaos are rising from their sleep.
**Excerpt provided by Netgalley for an honest review.**
I first heard of this book when booktube began gushing about the admittedly gorgeous cover and the heft of the arcs. I immediately wanted to know more, and pre-ordered my copy. I am ridiculously excited about this book, and I think I will likely grab the audiobook as well.
This is a fantasy novel like no other I have read. The world being created in the first few chapters felt deep and lush with worldbuilding and it only made me crave more of the story when it finished. I could have done with a map to help me keep the different countries straight in my head, but I am hoping the final copy will have one. I am intrigued by all of the characters mentioned so far, but I am far more intrigued by the history of this world and the relationships between humans and dragons. I cannot wait to find out more.
I won't rate this review as it was not the entire book, but if I was going to rate the book so far it would have to be 4.5*. Bring on February!
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