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Age range 14 to 18 The #1 LibraryReads Pick author of Furyborn is back with the second book in the epic New York Times bestselling Empirium Trilogy! Rielle Dardenne has been anointed Sun Queen, but her trials are far from over. The Gate keeping the angels at bay is falling. To repair it, Rielle must collect the seven hidden castings of the saints. Meanwhile, to help her prince and love Audric protect Celdaria, Rielle must spy on the angel Corien — but his promises of freedom and power may prove too tempting to resist. Centuries later, Eliana Ferracora grapples with her new reality: She is the Sun Queen, humanity's long-awaited savior. But fear of corruption — fear of becoming another Rielle — keeps Eliana's power dangerous and unpredictable. Hunted by all, racing against time to save her dying friend Navi, Eliana must decide how to wear a crown she never wanted by embracing her mother's power or rejecting it forever. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Helvetica} span.s1 {font: 12.0px Helvetica} 'Rich descriptions, near-constant action, and full-bodied characters keep readers riveted.' — Cindy Welch, Booklist 'Fans of the first instalment won't be disappointed, especially if they enjoyed Sarah J. Maas' lusty romances.' — KQG, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books '[A] masterful sequel' — Cindy Welch, Booklist

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A spell-binding successor to Furyborn...setting up the series for a truly captivating and heart-racing ending. - Hypable Fans of the first installment won't be disappointed, especially if they enjoyed Sarah J. Maas' lusty romances (A Court of Thorns and Roses, BCCB 7/15, etc.). - Bulletin of the Center for the Children's Books Masterful. - Booklist Above and beyond my expectations! - Leah Atlee, Changing Hands Bookstore (Phoenix, AZ) It's the perfect mix of blood, mystery, and high fantasy that readers of the genre crave and an amazing middle hinge for the trilogy to swing on. I am so anxiously awaiting the third book. - Chaning Green, Square Books (Oxford, MS) Furyborn was incredible, Kingsbane is better! The second novel has even more magic, cliffhangers, and romance... Already excited for the next one in this trilogy. This is a wild ride. - Suzanne Lucey, Page 158 Books (Wake Forest, NC) Kingsbane was everything I was expecting from a sequel to Furyborn and more... This is one book I absolutely cannot wait to start selling. - Caitlyn Vanorder, Bookmarks (Winston-Salem, NC) I hope everyone is ready to cry a bucket of tears over this victorious and vengeful sequel... Legrand's writing has never been so fierce and frenetic, and Kingsbane moves at a breakneck pace that left me breathless. I wanted to stay in this world forever and I'll be heartbroken when the trilogy ends. - Sami Thomason, Square Books (Oxford, MS) Claire Legrand is one of the most exciting voices in YA fantasy-and in YA as a whole-writing right now. - Mackenzie Van Engelenhoven, The King's English Bookshop (Salt Lake City, UT)

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Claire Legrand is the author of several novels for children and young adults, most notably The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls, Some Kind of Happiness, Winterspell, and The Empirium Trilogy. Claire lives in New Jersey. Visit claire-legrand.com.

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