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Three Dark Crowns

By Kendare Blake
Series: Three Dark Crowns
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On the island of Fennbirn, every generation brings triplets born as queens, each gifted with a deadly magic. Mirabella commands the elements, Katharine wields poisons, and Arsinoe controls nature and beasts. Yet only one can claim the throne in a ruthless battle to the death beginning on their sixteenth birthday.
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"They are queens. They must die." Three sisters. One throne. A fight to the death.

"They are queens. They must die." Three sisters. One throne. A fight to the death.

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Three Dark Crowns

THREE SISTERS. ONE THRONE. A FIGHT TO THE DEATH.

"Gorgeous and bloody, tender and violent, elegant, precise, and passionate; above all, completely addicting." - Kirkus

"... a superb start to what promises to be a new exciting young adult fantasy book series." - The Book Bag

In every generation on the island of Fennbirn, a set of triplets is born: three queens, all equal heirs to the crown and each possessor of a coveted magic. Mirabella is a fierce elemental, able to spark hungry flames or vicious storms at the snap of her fingers. Katharine is a poisoner, one who can ingest the deadliest poisons without so much as a stomach ache. Arsinoe, a naturalist, is said to have the ability to bloom the reddest rose and control the fiercest of beasts.

But becoming the Queen Crowned isn't solely a matter of royal birth. Each sister has to fight for it. And it's not just a game of win or lose... it's life or death. The night the sisters turn sixteen, the battle begins.

The last queen standing gets the crown.

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Gorgeous and bloody, tender and violent, elegant, precise, and passionate; above all, completely addicting. — Kirkus Reviews
... a superb start to what promises to be a new exciting young adult fantasy book series. — The Book Bag
A brutal and inventive fantasy that is as addictive as it is horrifying. — Marissa Meyer, NYT bestselling author of The Lunar Chronicles

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ISBN: 9781509804559

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 September 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 304g

Pages: 432

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Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Fiction Kendare Blake Series: Three Dark Crowns Young Adult

About the Author

Kendare Blake is originally from South Korea, but was brought up in the US. She has a BA in Business from Ithaca College in New York and an MA in Writing from Middlesex University in London. She is the author of Anna Dressed in Blood, Girl of Nightmares and Antigoddess, all published by Orchard Books. She lives with her husband in Kent, Washington. Anna Dressed in Blood has been optioned for film by Stephenie Meyer's production company.

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