An enthralling, epic fantasy about a world on the brink of war with dragons - and the women who must lead the fight to save it...

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 destruction - but assassins are getting closer to her door. Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, 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, Tané has trained to be a dragonrider since she was a child, 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...

 Product Information: 
• ISBN:  9781408883358
• Author:  Samantha Shannon
• Publisher:  Bloomsbury Publishing
• Format:  Paperback
• Pages:  848
• Dimensions:  19.9 x 5.8 x 13.2 cm