And I Darken
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TheĀ New York TimesĀ Bestseller!
āAbsolutely riveting.ā āAlexandra Bracken, #1Ā New York TimesĀ bestselling author ofĀ PassengerĀ
This vividly rendered novel reads like HBOāsĀ Game of Thronesā¦if it were set in the Ottoman Empire. Ambitious in scope and intimate in execution, the storyās atmospheric setting is rife with political intrigue, with a deftly plotted narrative driven by fiercely passionate characters and a fearsome heroine. Fans of Victoria Aveyardās THE RED QUEEN, Kristin Cashoreās GRACELING, and Sabaa Tahirās AN EMBER IN THE ASHES wonāt want to miss this visceral, immersive, and mesmerizing novel, the first in the And I Darken series.
NO ONE EXPECTS A PRINCESS TO BE BRUTAL. And Lada Dragwlya likes it that way. Ever since she and her gentle younger brother, Radu, were wrenched from their homeland of Wallachia and abandoned by their father to be raised in the Ottoman courts, Lada has known that being ruthless is the key to survival. She and Radu are doomed to act as pawns in a vicious game, an unseen sword hovering over their every move. For the lineage that makes them special also makes them targets.
Lada despises the Ottomans and bides her time, planning her vengeance for the day when she can return to Wallachia and claim her birthright. Radu longs only for a place where he feels safe. And when they meet Mehmed, the defiant and lonely son of the sultan, whoās expected to rule a nation, Radu feels that heās made a true friendāand Lada wonders if sheās finally found someone worthy of her passion.
But Mehmed is heir to the very empire that Lada has sworn to fight againstāand that Radu now considers home. Together, Lada, Radu, and Mehmed form a toxic triangle that strains the bonds of love and loyalty to the breaking point.
FromĀ New York TimesĀ bestselling author Kiersten White comes the first book in a dark, sweeping new series in which heads will roll, bodies will be impaledā¦and hearts will be broken.
Story Locale:Ā 15th Century/Ottoman Empire
Series Overview:Ā The first book in a dark, sweeping new series in which heads will roll, bodies will be impaledā¦and hearts will be broken.
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ON SALE: MAY 30, 2017
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Ā
TheĀ New York TimesĀ Bestseller!
āAbsolutely riveting.ā āAlexandra Bracken, #1Ā New York TimesĀ bestselling author ofĀ PassengerĀ
This vividly rendered novel reads like HBOāsĀ Game of Thronesā¦if it were set in the Ottoman Empire. Ambitious in scope and intimate in execution, the storyās atmospheric setting is rife with political intrigue, with a deftly plotted narrative driven by fiercely passionate characters and a fearsome heroine. Fans of Victoria Aveyardās THE RED QUEEN, Kristin Cashoreās GRACELING, and Sabaa Tahirās AN EMBER IN THE ASHES wonāt want to miss this visceral, immersive, and mesmerizing novel, the first in the And I Darken series.
NO ONE EXPECTS A PRINCESS TO BE BRUTAL. And Lada Dragwlya likes it that way. Ever since she and her gentle younger brother, Radu, were wrenched from their homeland of Wallachia and abandoned by their father to be raised in the Ottoman courts, Lada has known that being ruthless is the key to survival. She and Radu are doomed to act as pawns in a vicious game, an unseen sword hovering over their every move. For the lineage that makes them special also makes them targets.
Lada despises the Ottomans and bides her time, planning her vengeance for the day when she can return to Wallachia and claim her birthright. Radu longs only for a place where he feels safe. And when they meet Mehmed, the defiant and lonely son of the sultan, whoās expected to rule a nation, Radu feels that heās made a true friendāand Lada wonders if sheās finally found someone worthy of her passion.
But Mehmed is heir to the very empire that Lada has sworn to fight againstāand that Radu now considers home. Together, Lada, Radu, and Mehmed form a toxic triangle that strains the bonds of love and loyalty to the breaking point.
FromĀ New York TimesĀ bestselling author Kiersten White comes the first book in a dark, sweeping new series in which heads will roll, bodies will be impaledā¦and hearts will be broken.
Story Locale:Ā 15th Century/Ottoman Empire
Series Overview:Ā The first book in a dark, sweeping new series in which heads will roll, bodies will be impaledā¦and hearts will be broken.
Ā
ON SALE: MAY 30, 2017
