"Featuring the wives of Henry VIII, this is an absolutely compelling reimagining set within a beautifully rich and vividly fantastical land. "
What a story! This really successful and rewarding tale based on the Tudor Queens of Henry VIII, is recognisable, yet takes history by the hand and spins it on its head. Six queens based in six castles are needed in order for Henry of Elben to protect his kingdom, yet the magic involved takes its toll.
Author Holly Race has created the most imaginative of worlds, with a deep dark magic roaming with a wild intensity. It is easy to slip into the pages, I left history behind and entered a new land, I didn’t question, I just believed. As with history, these women battle for survival and against societal assumptions, a fierce and savage reality blights their lives of apparent luxury.
Personal flaws ensure a feeling of authenticity within the characters, and my initial thoughts altered as I explored their personalities. I loved how expectations are spun and twisted around the original form as the story takes on a life of its own. A number of themes engage around the corruption of power, the importance of trust and friendship, and the strength of women.
This is an exiting start to a new series, and sits as a LoveReading Star Book and Liz Pick of the Month. Six Wild Crowns sings with a vibrant provocative power, long may the Elben Series continue!
THE MAJESTIC FANTASY FILLED WITH DRAGONS, COURTLY INTRIGUE AND SAPPHIC YEARNING.'A GLITTERING, MAGNIFICENT EPIC' Francesca May, author of Wild and Wicked Things'Stunning and addictive' Reader review ?????'The climax of the book is show-stopping' Reader review ?????'Captivating and clever. . . give me book two!' Reader review ?????Six Wild Crowns is the fiercely powerful Sunday Times bestselling romantic fantasy - a tale of resistance, rebellion and female rage - perfect for fans of The Priory of the Orange Tree and House of the Dragon.The king has been appointed by god to marry six queens. Those six queens are all that stand between the kingdom of Elben and ruin. Or so we have been told. Each queen vies for attention. Clever, ambitious Boleyn is determined to be Henry's favourite. And if she must incite a war to win Henry over? So be it. Seymour acts as spy and assassin in a court teeming with dragons, backstabbing courtiers and strange magic. But when she and Boleyn become the unlikeliest of things - allies - the balance of power begins to shift. Together they will discover an ancient, rotting magic at Elben's heart. A magic that their king will do anything to protect.Praise for Six Wild Crowns:'A ferocious tale of female rage and the strength of sisterhood, Six Wild Crowns is an inventive and fantastical reimagining of Henry VIII's queens - and their fight to reclaim the power stolen from them' S.A. MacLean, author of The Phoenix Keeper'A beautifully written tale of resistance, rebellion, and sisterhood, with an ending that will leave you heartbroken and breathless for more' M. H. Ayinde, author of A Song of Legends Lost'Six Wild Crowns is a beautiful feminist epic, a luscious and luminous read' Tasha Suri, author of The Jasmine Throne'Enchanting and brutal. Holly Race's prose, like her queens, sizzles with power and purpose' Frances White, author of Voyage of the Damned'Fiercely imaginative and beautifully written' Sunyi Dean, author of The Book Eaters'Six Wild Crowns is a blade sheathed in silk: slick, sensuous, yet sharp enough to cut' Lyra Selene, author of A Feather So Black'Bewitching, furious, and sharp, this is a Tudor reimagining helmed by unforgettable heroines' Kritika H. Rao, author of The Surviving Sky'Dragons and deceit and love and magic . . . this is a truly dazzling novel' Natasha Bowen, author of Skin of the Sea'Six Wild Crowns is sultry, sapphic, and seminal; an intoxicating blend of the historical and the magical that will earn itself a well-deserved place in the fantasy pantheon' Nicholas Pullen, author of The Black Hunger'Six Wild Crowns is a thoroughly delectable fantasy that celebrates sisterhood and courageous truth while exposing the active maliciousness of patriarchy. . . an intricate, powerful and utterly spectacular book. No one is ready for it' Bea Fitzgerald, author of Girl, Goddess, Queen'Written in lush, compelling prose and set in a richly drawn world, this sexy, feminist re-imagining of the story of Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour is the romantasy book I've been waiting for' Katharine Corr, co-author of Daughter of Darkness'Fierce and furious, this spectacular reclaiming holds a fantastical mirror up the six queens and shows that women are always stronger when united' Helen Corcoran, author of Queen of Coin and Whispers'An intricate gem of a novel bursting with ancient magic and intrigue', Molly O'Neill, author of Greenteeth
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THE MAJESTIC FANTASY FILLED WITH DRAGONS, COURTLY INTRIGUE AND SAPPHIC YEARNING.'A GLITTERING, MAGNIFICENT EPIC' Francesca May, author of Wild and Wicked Things'Stunning and addictive' Reader review ?????'The climax of the book is show-stopping' Reader review ?????'Captivating and clever. . . give me book two!' Reader review ?????Six Wild Crowns is the fiercely powerful Sunday Times bestselling romantic fantasy - a tale of resistance, rebellion and female rage - perfect for fans of The Priory of the Orange Tree and House of the Dragon.The king has been appointed by god to marry six queens. Those six queens are all that stand between the kingdom of Elben and ruin.
Six Wild Crowns features in the following genres: Liz Robinson's Picks of the Month, Recommendations, Star Books, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Sharing Diverse Voices, Historical fantasy, Historical fantasy, Fantasy, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: Love and relationships
Paperback, Hardback. £9.89, down from the £10.99 cover price. In Stock.
Six Wild Crowns was written by Holly Race and published by Orbit an imprint of Little, Brown
Six Wild Crowns has 432 pages
Yes it is part of The Queens of Elben series
£9.89, reduced from £10.99. In Stock.
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