"Gorgeous and richly imagined."--Sara Raasch, New York Times
bestselling author of the Snow Like Ashes series
"Teeming with hidden magic and fiery romance."--Sabaa Tahir, #1 New
York Times bestselling author of An Ember in the Ashes
Perfect for fans of Shadow and Bone and Red Queen, The Crown's
Game is a thrilling and atmospheric historical fantasy set in Imperial
Russia about two teenagers who must compete for the right to become the
Imperial Enchanter--or die in the process--from debut author Evelyn
Skye.
Vika Andreyeva can summon the snow and turn ash into gold. Nikolai
Karimov can see through walls and conjure bridges out of thin air. They
are enchanters--the only two in Russia--and with the Ottoman Empire and
the Kazakhs threatening, the tsar needs a powerful enchanter by his
side.
And so he initiates the Crown's Game, an ancient duel of magical
skill--the greatest test an enchanter will ever know. The victor becomes
the Imperial Enchanter and the tsar's most respected adviser. The
defeated is sentenced to death.
Raised on tiny Ovchinin Island her whole life, Vika is eager for the
chance to show off her talent in the grand capital of Saint Petersburg.
But can she kill another enchanter--even when his magic calls to her
like nothing else ever has?
For Nikolai, an orphan, the Crown's Game is the chance of a lifetime.
But his deadly opponent is a force to be reckoned with--beautiful, whip
smart, imaginative--and he can't stop thinking about her.
And when Pasha, Nikolai's best friend and heir to the throne, also
starts to fall for the mysterious enchantress, Nikolai must defeat the
girl they both love . . . or be killed himself.
As long-buried secrets emerge, threatening the future of the empire, it
becomes dangerously clear . . . the Crown's Game is not one to lose.
