Kill the Queen (Crown of Shards #1)

✍ Scribed by Estep, Jennifer

• Book ID: 110450123
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Year: 2018
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 358 KB
• Series: Crown of Shards 1
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN-13: 9780062797629
• ASIN: B0756FHNV7

✦ Synopsis

Gladiator meets Game of Thrones:
a royal woman becomes a skilled warrior to destroy her murderous
cousin, avenge her family, and save her kingdom in this first entry in a
dazzling fantasy epic from the New York Times and USA Today
bestselling author of the Elemental Assassin seriesan enthralling tale
that combines magic, murder, intrigue, adventure, and a hint of
romance.

In a realm where ones magical power determines ones
worth, Lady Everleighs lack of obvious ability relegates her to the
shadows of the royal court of Bellona, a kingdom steeped in gladiator
tradition. Seventeenth in line for the throne, Evie is nothing more than
a ceremonial fixture, overlooked and mostly forgotten.

But dark
forces are at work inside the palace. When her cousin Vasilia, the crown
princess, assassinates her mother the queen and takes the throne by
force, Evie is also attacked, along with the rest of the royal family.
Luckily for Evie, her secret immunity to magic helps her escape the
massacre.

Forced into hiding to survive, she falls in with a
gladiator troupe. Though they use their talents to entertain and amuse
the masses, the gladiators are actually highly trained warriors skilled
in the art of war, especially Lucas Sullivan, a powerful magier with
secrets of his own. Uncertain of her futureor if she even has oneEvie
begins training with the troupe until she can decide her next move.

But
as the bloodthirsty Vasilia exerts her power, pushing Bellona to the
brink of war, Evies fate becomes clear: she must become a fearsome
gladiator herself . . . and kill the queen.