The New York Times Bestseller!
âAbsolutely riveting.â âAlexandra Bracken, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Darkest Minds
This vividly rendered novel reads like HBOâs Game of Thrones . . . if it were set in the Ottoman Empire. Ambitious in scope and intimate in execution, the storyâs atmospheric setting is rife with political intrigue, with a deftly plotted narrative driven by fiercely passionate characters and a fearsome heroine. Fans of Victoria Aveyardâs THE RED QUEEN and Sabaa Tahirâs AN EMBER IN THE ASHES wonât want to miss this visceral, immersive, and mesmerizing novel, the first in the And I Darken series.
NO ONE EXPECTS A PRINCESS TO BE BRUTAL. And Lada Dragwlya likes it that way. Ever since she and her gentle younger brother, Radu, were wrenched from their homeland of Wallachia and abandoned by their father to be raised in the Ottoman courts, Lada has known that being ruthless is the key to survival. She and Radu are doomed to act as pawns in a vicious game, an unseen sword hovering over their every move. For the lineage that makes them special also makes them targets.
Lada despises the Ottomans and bides her time, planning her vengeance for the day when she can return to Wallachia and claim her birthright. Radu longs only for a place where he feels safe. And when they meet Mehmed, the defiant and lonely son of the sultan, whoâs expected to rule a nation, Radu feels that heâs made a true friendâand Lada wonders if sheâs finally found someone worthy of her passion.
But Mehmed is heir to the very empire that Lada has sworn to fight againstâand that Radu now considers home. Together, Lada, Radu, and Mehmed form a toxic triangle that strains the bonds of love and loyalty to the breaking point.
From New York Times bestselling author Kiersten White comes the first book in a dark, sweeping new series in which heads will roll, bodies will be impaled . . . and hearts will be broken.
âA dark and twisty fantasy . . . think Game of Thrones, but with teens.ââSeventeen
âSinister, suspenseful, and unapologetically feminist.ââBuzzfeed
âWill completely spin you into another time and place.ââBustle
âTakes no prisoners, offering up brutal, emotional historical fiction.ââNPR.org
An ALA Rainbow List Top Ten Selection
Categories:
- Teen & Young Adult
- Romance
- Historical
- Romance
Publisher : Ember
Author : White, Kiersten
Language : English
Edition : Reprint
Published :2017-05-30
Number Of Pages : 528
Binding : paperback
ISBN-10 : 0553522345
ISBN-13 : 9780553522341
Item weight : 0.9 lb
Dimensions : 1.7 in x 5.5 in x 8.1 in
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