Veronyka, an orphaned animage with brown skin and black hair, and her controlling older sister, Val, who has brown skin and red hair, dream of hatching phoenix eggs together and flying like the warriors of the past. Her rebellion turned the Council of Governors against Phoenix Riders and animages, people with the power to understand and communicate with animals.
Sixteen years ago, the Feather-Crowned Queen died in a glorious blaze fighting her sister for her claim to the throne. Interspersed throughout is the story of Avalkyra Ashfire, the last Rider queen, who would rather see her empire burn than fall into her sister’s hands.From the ashes of rebellion, a force of Phoenix Riders rises to protect their people in Preto’s debut novel. Sometimes it must be taken.Ĭrown of Feathers is an epic fantasy about love’s incredible power to save - or to destroy. And meanwhile, the new empire has learned of the Riders’ return and intends to destroy them once and for all. Just as Veronyka finally feels like she belongs, her sister turns up and reveals a tangled web of lies between them that will change everything. After a shocking betrayal from her controlling sister, Veronyka strikes out alone to find the Riders - even if that means disguising herself as a boy to join their ranks.īut it is a fact of life that one must kill or be killed.
Sixteen years later, Veronyka is a war orphan who dreams of becoming a Phoenix Rider from the stories of old. I promised her the throne would not come between us. In a world ruled by fierce warrior queens, a grand empire was built upon the backs of Phoenix Riders - legendary heroes who soared through the sky on wings of fire - until a war between two sisters ripped it all apart.
An Ember in the Ashes meets Three Dark Crowns in this lush debut fantasy novel about a girl who disguises herself as a boy to join a secret group of warriors who ride phoenixes into battle.
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