The sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller that was made
for fans of Victoria Aveyard and Sabaa Tahir (Bustle), Lady Smoke is
an epic fantasy about a throne cruelly stolen and a girl who must fight
to take it back for her people.
The Kaiser murdered Theodosia's mother, the Fire Queen, when Theo was
only six. He took Theo's country and kept her prisoner, crowning her Ash
Princess--a pet to toy with and humiliate for ten long years. That era
has ended. The Kaiser thought his prisoner weak and defenseless. He
didn't realize that a sharp mind is the deadliest weapon.
Theo no longer wears a crown of ashes. She has taken back her rightful
title, and a hostage--Prinz Soren. But her people remain enslaved under
the Kaiser's rule, and now she is thousands of miles away from them and
her throne.
To get them back, she will need an army. Only, securing an army means
she must trust her aunt, the dreaded pirate Dragonsbane. And according
to Dragonsbane, an army can only be produced if Theo takes a husband.
Something an Astrean Queen has never done.
Theo knows that freedom comes at a price, but she is determined to find
a way to save her country without losing herself.
Praise for Ash Princess
An emotionally complex, breathtakingly suspenseful series
starter.--Booklist
A dark and spellbinding epic. . . . Brace yourself, because
Theodosia Houzzara--wounded, driven, and deadly--is going to carve out a
place for herself in your heart. --Sara Holland, New York Times
bestselling author of Everless
