The Empire of Dreams

Rae Carson

eBook - 2020

"Action, adventure, betrayal, and poison add up to a winner." —BooklistNew York Times–bestsellingauthor Rae Carson makes a triumphant return to the world of her award-winningGirl of Fire and Thorns trilogy in this extraordinary stand-alone novel. Fans ofLeigh Bardugo, Kendare Blake, and Tomi Adeyemi won't want to put this bookdown.Red SparkleStone is a foundling orphan with an odd name, a veiled past, and a mark ofmagic in her hair. But finally—after years and years of running, offighting—she is about to be adopted into the royal family by Empress Elisaherself. She'll have a home, a family. Sixteen-year-old Red can hardly believeher luck. Then, in a stunning political masterstroke, the empress's greatestriva...l blocks the adoption, and everything Red has worked for crumbles beforeher eyes.But... more