The Crown of Embers

Rae Carson

Sept 2012 · Girl of Fire and Thorns Book 2 · Sold by Harper Collins

About this eBook

“Carson joins the ranks of writers like Kristin Cashore, Megan Whalen Turner, and Tamora Pierce as one of YA’s best writers of high fantasy.”—Locus Magazine

The second book in Rae Carson’s award-winning and New York Times–bestselling trilogy! Betrayal, love, and untold power fuel the heroic adventure of a seventeen-year-old princess turned warrior-queen. Fans of Tomi Adeyemi, Kendare Blake and Sarah J. Maas will be riveted.

She does not know what awaits her at the enemy’s gate.

Elisa led her people to victory over a terrifying, sorcerous army. Her place as queen should be secure. But it isn’t. Her enemies come at her like ghosts in a dream, from foreign realms and even from within her own court. And her destiny as the chosen one remains uncertain.

To conquer the power she bears, Elisa must journey from the hidden catacombs beneath her own city to treacherous seas and a long-forgotten island. With her go a one-eyed spy, a traitor, and the man with whom—despite everything—she is falling in love. If she’s lucky, she’ll return. But there will be a cost.

Don’t miss The Empire of Dreams, Rae Carson’s action-packed return to the world of The Girl of Fire and Thorns!

Ratings and reviews

I tried so hard to like this book , because I loved the one before. I made myself read it because I wanted to try the third book, which I love. In this the second book, I was two-thirds of the way through before I felt like I was reading about the same characters in the first book. There seemed to be no continuity in the characters. Not just in their actions, but it how they presented themselves. The last part of the book was much easier to read , felt more like a continuation.

Highly recommend this read. You really get caught in the story. It was wonderful to journey with the characters I fell in love with from book 1, I can't wait for book 3!

I found it highly lacking, sure there was action, but little flow like the first. I found the moments other held my interest it was just lurched a different direction.

About the author

Rae Carson is the author of two bestselling and award-winning trilogies, as well as the acclaimed stand-alone novels Any Sign of Life and The Empire of Dreams. Her debut, The Girl of Fire and Thorns, was named a William C. Morris Award finalist and an Andre Norton Award finalist. Walk on Earth a Stranger was longlisted for the 2015 National Book Award and won the Western Writers of America Spur Award. Her books tend to contain adventure, magic, and smart girls who make (mostly) smart choices. Originally from California, Rae Carson now lives in Ohio with her husband. www.raecarson.com