Caught in a war between the rebels and the invading colonizers, Jetta
must make an impossible choice--save her people or protect her sanity.
The second book in Heidi Heilig's acclaimed Shadow Players trilogy
blends traditional storytelling with ephemera to weave an enthralling
fantasy that fans of Leigh Bardugo and Sabaa Tahir will sink into.
Jetta is a wanted criminal. The army wants her for treason against the
crown, for the sabotage of Hell's Court temple, and for the murder of
General Legarde. They also want her for the power in her blood--the
magic that captures wandering spirits to give life to puppets, to rocks,
to paper . . . to weapons. They're willing to trade the elixir that
treats Jetta's madness for the use of her blood. The rebels want her,
too, to help them reclaim their country. Jetta may be the one who can
tip the scales in this war.
But Jetta fears using her power will make her too much like Le Trépas,
the terrifying and tyrannical necromancer who once held all Chakrana
under his thumb--and who is Jetta's biological father. She's already
raised her brother from the dead, after all. And scared off Leo, the
only person who saw her as she truly is. With Le Trépas at large and a
clash between the army and the rebels becoming inevitable, Jetta will
have to decide if saving her country is worth sacrificing her soul.
Acclaimed author Heidi Heilig creates a rich world inspired by Southeast
Asian cultures and French colonialism. Told from Jetta's first-person
point-of-view, as well as with chapters written as play scripts and
ephemera such as songs, maps, and letters, A Kingdom for a Stage is a
vivid, fast-paced journey that weaves magic, simmering romance, and the
deep bonds of family with the high stakes of epic adventure. It will
thrill fans of Stephanie Garber and Renée Ahdieh.
