The Princess Knight

by G. A. Aiken

Overview

USA Today Bestseller
An Amazon Best of the Month Selection

“Electrically fun...turns the usual fairy-tale class dynamics upside down...this is a book that encourages trust in people’s goodness, if not their patience or good sense. It’s light on the romance, but prodigiously good for the heart.”
—The New York Times 

In New York Times bestselling author G.A. Aiken’s gripping new fantasy romance series, the Blacksmith Queen must confront armies and pretenders desperate to take her new-won crown. But with the Princess Knight at her side and a centaur warrior clan at her back, she’ll risk everything for victory . . .
 
LONG LIVE THE QUEEN
 
Gemma Smythe dedicated her life to the glory of battle. With her fellow War Monks, she worshipped the war gods, rained destruction on her enemies, and raised the dead when the fancy took her. Until her sister Keeley became the prophesied Blacksmith Queen, and Gemma broke faith with her order to journey to the Amichai Mountain and fight by Keeley’s side.
 
The Amichai warriors are an unruly, never-to-be-tamed lot, especially their leader-in-waiting, Quinn. But when the War Monks declare support for Gemma’s ruthless younger sister Beatrix, the immaturity of her key ally is the least of Gemma’s problems. She has to get to the grand masters, dispel their grudge against her, and persuade them to fight for Keeley and justice. If her conviction can’t sway them, perhaps Quinn’s irritating, irreverent, clearly unhinged, ferocity will win the day . . .
 
Praise for The Blacksmith Queen
 
“It may be laugh-out-loud funny, but at its heart this is a story of a woman who cares deeply for both the family she has and the one she creates.”
—Bookpage

“Tilting more toward fantasy, this paranormal romance will be a hit with fans of both genres who enjoy tales that are lighthearted and humorous.”
—Booklist

 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496721273
Publisher:	Kensington
Publication date:	11/24/2020
Series:	The Scarred Earth Saga , #2
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	NOOK Book
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	26,891
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Originally from Long Island, New York Times bestselling author G.A. Aiken has resigned herself to West Coast living, which involves healthy food, mostly sunny days, and lots of guys not wearing shirts when they really should be. Writing as Shelly Laurenston, she is also the creator of the wickedly funny Pride series for Brava. For more info about G.A. Aiken’s dangerously and arrogantly sexy dragons, go to www.gaaiken.com.

Editorial Reviews

This series is absolutely hostile to realism and restraint, which is what makes the books so electrically fun.

The New York Times Book Review - Olivia Waite

10/05/2020

The clunky second installment to Aiken’s Scarred Earth Saga (following The Blacksmith Queen) follows war monk Gemma Smythe—sister to the warring Queens Keeley and Beatrix––on episodic adventures as she gathers and protects allies for Keeley, her queen. Though the novel is billed as a fantasy romance, Gemma’s relationship with Amichai warrior Quinn lacks both emotion and heat, and it takes a backseat to the action and fantasy politics except for a few moments of tenderness and attraction. Aiken’s fantasy world is so chock-full of magical creatures and human sects that it becomes difficult to keep them all straight. The absurd violence is cartoonish (“She turned her weapon and swung the other way, only higher, smashing heads like pumpkins”), but the petty arguments that frequently explode between main characters bog things down. Fans will be glad to see Aiken’s characteristic over-the-top humor and rapid-fire dialogue on display, but the riotous tone falls flat without any heart behind it. In failing to balance the romance with the action, neither is given its due. Agent: Ethan Ellenberg, Ethan Ellenberg Literary. (Dec.)

Publishers Weekly