The New York Times bestselling author offers "absolutely everything a reader could want in a book: action, sex, craziness, passion, lunacy and . . . humor" (Fresh Fiction).
The trouble with humans is that they're far too sensitive. Forget you put a woman in the local jail for a few months—and she takes it so personally! And yet she is the one trying to assassinate the queen....

USA Today Bestseller
An Amazon Best of the Month Selection
"Electrically fun...turns the usual fairy-tale class dynamics upside down...this is a book that encourages trust in people's goodness, if not their patience or good sense. It's light on the romance, but prodigiously good for the heart."
—The New York Times
In New York Times bestselling author G.A. Aiken's gripping new...

In the G.A. Aiken's fantasy follow up to the USA Today bestselling Scarred Earth Saga's The Princess Knight and The Blacksmith Queen, two sisters battle for a single throne, warring factions take up arms, a land is divided, and uncertain allies become very certain lovers ... With subtle commentary on today's political polarization, this riveting epic celebrates strong female characters and champions the underdog within a diverse, high fantasy framework....