The Queen Of The Tearling: (The Tearling Trilogy 1)

Erika Johansen

Jul 2014 · The Tearling Trilogy Book 1 · Random House

About this ebook

'Like Game of Thrones and The Hunger Games meets Pulp Fiction' Daily Mail

Her throne awaits . . . if she can live long enough to take it.

Kelsea Glynn is the sole heir to the throne of Tearling but has been raised in secret after her mother – a monarch as vain as she was foolish – was murdered for ruining her kingdom.

For eighteen years, the Tearling has been ruled by Kelsea’s uncle - Regent in name, but in truth the debauched puppet of the Red Queen, the sorceress-tyrant of neighbouring realm of Mortmesme. On Kelsea’s nineteenth birthday, the tattered remnants of her mother’s guard - each pledged to defend the queen to the death - arrive to bring this most un-regal young woman out of hiding...

And so begins her journey back to her kingdom’s heart, to claim the throne, win the loyalty of her people, overturn her mother’s legacy and redeem the Tearling from the forces of corruption and dark magic that are threatening to destroy it. But Kelsea's story is not just about her learning the true nature of her inheritance - it's about a heroine who must learn to acknowledge and live with the realities of coming of age in all its insecurities and attractions, alongside the ethical dilemmas of ruling justly and fairly while simply trying to stay alive...

Ratings and reviews

Read the whole book in one morning, so much more compelling than I'd expected! Great read, maybe some similarities to other YA series' but I didn't notice them until after I'd finished the book as I was so immersed in the story, 5 stars :)

This is a book that sucks you in from the start and won't let go. It's far from pretentious, easy to read and the characters are well developed. I read it cover to cover in days.

A very enjoyable read, couldn't put it down and raced on to the next one as soon as I finished this one! Would definitely recommend this.

About the author

ERIKA JOHANSEN grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. She went to Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania before attending the celebrated Iowa Writers Workshop, where she earned a Master of Fine Arts degree. She eventually became an attorney but she never stopped writing. Her debut was the international bestseller, The Queen of the Tearling - the first novel in a remarkable sequence. This was followed by the acclaimed The Invasion of the Tearling, The Fate of the Tearling and a prequel, Beneath the Keep. Erika now lives in England.



Author photo (c) Victoria Webb