The Queen of Raiders

by Sarah Kozloff

Overview

Sarah Kozloff, author of A Queen in Hiding, continues the breathtaking and cinematic epic fantasy series The Nine Realms with book two, The Queen of Raiders, and all four books will be published within a month of each other, so you can binge your favorite new fantasy series.

The soldiers of Oromondo have invaded the Free States, leaving a wake of misery and death. Thalen, a young scholar, survives and gathers a small cadre of guerilla fighters for a one-way mission into the heart of an enemy land.

Unconsciously guided by the elemental Spirits of Ennea Mon, Cerulia is drawn to the Land of the Fire Mountains to join Thelan's Raiders, where she will learn the price of war.

The Nine Realms Series
#1 A Queen in Hiding
#2 The Queen of Raiders
#3 A Broken Queen
#4 The Cerulean Queen

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250168566
Publisher:	Tor Publishing Group
Publication date:	02/18/2020
Series:	The Nine Realms , #2
Pages:	512
Sales rank:	143,707
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

SARAH KOZLOFF, the author of A Queen in Hiding, holds an endowed chair as a professor of film history at Vassar College. She worked in the film industry in both television and film before becoming a professor.

Editorial Reviews

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 The Queen of Raiders

“Kozloff is clearly laying the groundwork for something good”—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

From the Publisher

2020-01-13
Cerúlia must grow up and learn to fight for her destiny in Kozloff's (A Queen in Hiding, 2020) second Nine Realms novel.

Her mother, the Queen of Weirandale, is dead, and Cerúlia isn't a child any more. She's left her adoptive peasant family in order to escape evil Lord Matwyck's clutches and eventually escapes Weirandale altogether. Using her ability to talk to animals and several bird-related aliases, Cerúlia manages to trek her way over the mountains and into the nation of Oromondo. Cerúlia knows that the Oros killed her mother, and she wants to avenge her death. She's heard of a group of raiders who work to disrupt the Oros as they invade and pillage neighboring nations. When Cerúlia finally manages to find them and convince them to let her join up, she discovers not only new friends, but a newfound sense of purpose. But is any of that enough to win back her throne or even save herself from the Oro army? Interspersed with Cerúlia's plotline are various threads centering on the Oro army and people, Lord Matwyck's kindhearted son, and the raiders themselves. This is the second of a four-part series, and, as such, it falls into the expected pitfalls. The self-contained plot works, but it inevitably feels more like a buildup to further books in the series than its own story. It rises above filler, though, and Kozloff is clearly laying the groundwork for something good, particularly with the very last chapter.

Perfectly fine despite second-book syndrome.

Kirkus Reviews