The New York Times bestselling epic feminist fantasy perfect for fans of Game of Thrones Bustle. NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY AMAZON Top 100 Editors Picks and Science Fiction and Fantasy CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOKPAGE AUTOSTRADDLE A world divided. A queendom without an heir. An ancient enemy awakens. The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destructionbut assassins are getting closer to her door. Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of ladyinwaiting she is loyal to a hidden society of mages. Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran secretly protecting her with forbidden magic. Across the dark sea Tan has trained all her life to be a dragonrider but is forced to make a choice that could see her life unravel. Meanwhile the divided East and West refuse to parley and forces of chaos are rising from their sleep. show more