Praise for the Nine Realms quartet
“This author has turned epic fantasy into a binge reading experience that's worth our time.”—Fantasy Faction
“These books are better than Game of Thrones . . . becauase they are complete, and they are feminist as f***.” Greta Johnsen, host of Nerdette podcast
Praise for A Broken Queen
“Well constructed and engrossing.”—Kirkus
Praise for A Queen in Hiding
“This is a solid beginning to an ambitious saga of magic, intrigue, and heroism.”—Booklist
“Kozloff sets a solid stage with glimpses into other characters and nations while keeping the book together with a clear, propulsive plot. A new series starts off with a bang.”—Kirkus
“This series opener is literary, ambitious, and epic in scope.”—Publishers Weekly
“A deft and exciting beginning to what I am sure will be a really gorgeous saga of a girl coming to terms with her destiny.”—Melanie Rawn, author of the Exiles trilogy
“Crisp, action-packed setup that makes you impatient for more.”—Bookbub
“A deft and exciting beginning to what I am sure will be a really gorgeous saga of a girl coming to terms with her destiny.”—Melanie Rawn, author of the Exiles trilogy
“A breathtaking start to a new fantasy series that abounds in magic, backstabbing, and war. This is your new epic fantasy fix, right here.”—Beth Cato, author of Breath of Earth
“Sweeping in scope and unabashedly epic—Kozloff has written an instant classic, here. I can't wait for the next one.”—Auston Habershaw, author of Iron and Blood
2020-01-13
Cerúlia recovers from her wounds and decides it's finally time to take back her throne in Kozloff's (The Queen of Raiders, 2020, etc.) penultimate Nine Realms novel.
Badly burned and laid up in a Healing Center, Cerúlia is losing faith in herself. She misses the various friends she's made along her journey, misses her home, and resents her limitations as she heals from injuries sustained in the previous novel. In the past, her magical "Talent" for talking to animals has helped her make friends with local creatures, but she's worried that something has happened to her ability and fears using it. As she slowly recuperates and learns from the fellow residents in the healing center, Cerúlia comes to understand that she must face her responsibility to her people and find a way to become the Queen of Weirandale. To that end, she returns home to her nation's capital, Cascada, only to discover that her long-lost foster sister, Percia, is about to marry the kindly son of the maniacal and power-hungry Regent Matwyck, the very person keeping Cerúlia from her throne. Reunited with her beloved foster family, Cerúlia decides it is time to stop hiding under aliases and disguises. But with no army to support her, how is she supposed to save herself from Matwyck's clutches? And now that she's seen more of the world and understands the lives of regular people, does she even believe in the idea of monarchy at all? Kozloff finally brings the action back to Weirandale in a compelling setup to the last novel in her series. Like Book 2, this one struggles a bit with standing on its own, but Kozloff uses these pages to make Cerúlia a more complex and compelling character. Threads following other characters from other nations are easy to follow and add dimension to the world, but as of now they still feel a bit too detached from the main plotline.
Imperfect, but well constructed and engrossing nonetheless.
