' For fantasy fans, especially those who enjoy strong female protagonists, this book will be an easy sell. ' Emotionally complex, breathtakingly suspenseful'- Booklist Brace yourself, because Theodosia Houzzara-wounded, driven, and deadly-is going to carve out a place for herself in your heart.' -Sara Holland, New York Times bestselling author of Everless 'Laura Sebastian has created a dark and spellbinding epic in Ash Princess. This searing page-turner is a compelling examination of the complexities of both evil and resistance.”-Sarah Porter, author of Vassa in the Night “The story leaps and twists like a swordswoman, and its blade carves the characters anew and divides them against themselves. Good luck putting this one down.” -Virginia Boecker, author of The Witch Hunter series Ash Princess is a smart, feminist twist on a traditional tale of a fallen heroine, with plenty of court intrigue, love, and lies to sweeten the deal.

“ Tense and imaginative, this story of a diminished yet vengeful princess inciting a rebellion to recapture her rightful place of power strikes a timely chord. A darkly enchanting page-turner you won't be able to put down.” – Bustle “Sure to be one of the summer's most talked about YAs. Praise for the New York Times bestselling Ash Princess series:

'An emotionally complex, breathtakingly suspenseful series starter.'- Booklist Theo knows that freedom comes at a price, but she is determined to find a way to save her country without losing herself. Something an Astrean Queen has never done. And according to Dragonsbane, an army can only be produced if Theo takes a husband. Only, securing an army means she must trust her aunt, the dreaded pirate Dragonsbane.

But her people remain enslaved under the Kaiser's rule, and now she is thousands of miles away from them and her throne. She has taken back her rightful title, and a hostage-Prinz Soren. He didn't realize that a sharp mind is the deadliest weapon. The Kaiser thought his prisoner weak and defenseless. He took Theo's country and kept her prisoner, crowning her Ash Princess-a pet to toy with and humiliate for ten long years. The Kaiser murdered Theodosia's mother, the Fire Queen, when Theo was only six. The sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller that was 'made for fans of Victoria Aveyard and Sabaa Tahir' ( Bustle), Lady Smoke is an epic fantasy about a throne cruelly stolen and a girl who must fight to take it back for her people.

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