

Ash Princess is a smart, feminist twist on a traditional tale of a fallen heroine, with plenty of court intrigue, love, and lies to sweeten the deal. A darkly enchanting page-turner you won't be able to put down." - Bustle " Tense and imaginative, this story of a diminished yet vengeful princess inciting a rebellion to recapture her rightful place of power strikes a timely chord.

"Sure to be one of the summer's most talked about YAs.

Praise for the New York Times bestselling Ash Princess series: Sara Holland, New York Times bestselling author of Everless Brace yourself, because Theodosia Houzzara-wounded, driven, and deadly-is going to carve out a place for herself in your heart. Praise for Ash PrincessĪn emotionally complex, breathtakingly suspenseful series starter.- Booklist A dark and spellbinding epic. Theo knows that freedom comes at a price, but she is determined to find a way to save her country without losing herself. Something an Astrean Queen has never done. And according to Dragonsbane, an army can only be produced if Theo takes a husband. Only, securing an army means she must trust her aunt, the dreaded pirate Dragonsbane. But her people remain enslaved under the Kaiser's rule, and now she is thousands of miles away from them and her throne.

She has taken back her rightful title, and a hostage-Prinz Soren. He didn't realize that a sharp mind is the deadliest weapon. The Kaiser thought his prisoner weak and defenseless. He took Theo's country and kept her prisoner, crowning her Ash Princess-a pet to toy with and humiliate for ten long years. The Kaiser murdered Theodosia's mother, the Fire Queen, when Theo was only six. About the Book After Theo regains her freedom and is looking for allies to help her reclaim her throne, she comes to realize that her attempts to win back Astrea could prove deadly.īook Synopsis The sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller that was made for fans of Victoria Aveyard and Sabaa Tahir ( Bustle), Lady Smoke is an epic fantasy about a throne cruelly stolen and a girl who must fight to take it back for her people.
