Due to her father’s high rank, she’s been raised in close proximity to the royal family, and her best friend is Audric, the crown prince. She possesses all seven kinds of elemental magic, an unprecedented number, and her lack of control caused her mother’s death when Rielle was still a child.

Rielle has been raised by a distant father and a male teacher to keep her powers hidden. Her most recent novel is Furyborn, aimed at the YA market but with plenty that would appeal to adult readers of SFF.įuryborn follows two young women, Rielle Dardenne and Eliana Ferracora, whose worlds are separated by a full millennium, but whose lives and perhaps destinies are intertwined.

'One of the biggest new YA Fantasies.Furyborn, Claire Legrand ( Sourcebooks Fire 978-1492656623, $18.99, 512pp, hc) May 2018.Ĭlaire Legrand is the author of several novels for children and young adults.

'Set in an immersive world of elemental magic, legendary godsbeasts, and cutthroat assassins, Claire Legrand's Furyborn is an addictive, fascinating fantasy.' - Kendare Blake, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Three Dark Crowns seriesĪ BuzzFeed Most Anticipated Title of Spring 2018Ī Goodreads Most Anticipated Title of Spring 2018Ī Bustle Most Anticipated Title of Spring 2018

Those who enjoy fiction about strong girls and women.

Lovers of dual POVs and epic world building.

Fans of To Kill A Kingdom and Ash Princess.

Epic fantasy and dark fantasy YA readers.

To find her, Eliana joins a rebel captain and discovers that the evil at the empire's heart is more terrible than she ever imagined.Īs Rielle and Eliana fight in a cosmic war that spans millennia, their stories intersect, and the shocking connections between them ultimately determine the fate of their world-and of each other. A bounty hunter for the Undying Empire, Eliana believes herself untouchable-until her mother vanishes. One thousand years later, the legend of Queen Rielle is a fairy tale to Eliana Ferracora.

If she fails, she will be executed as the Blood Queen.unless the trials kill the queen first. To prove she is the Sun Queen, Rielle must endure seven elemental magic trials. When assassins ambush her best friend, Rielle Dardenne risks everything to save him, exposing herself as one of a pair of prophesied queens: a queen of light, and one of blood. The first book in the instant New York Times bestselling series, the Empirium Trilogy!įuryborn is an epic YA fantasy about two fiercely independent young women, centuries apart, who hold the power to save their world.or doom it.

Furyborn by Claire Legrand