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536 pp.
| Viking
| May, 2018
|
TradeISBN 978-0-425-29021-7$18.99
(3)
YA
Smoke Thieves series.
A princess facing an arranged marriage, a bastard son discovering his identity, a servant dispossessed by war, a loyal guardsman torn by love, and a child demon hunter take turns narrating this novel. As their story lines converge, a detailed picture emerges of rival kingdoms on the verge of war. Green provides complex characters and persuasive political conflicts but not much resolution in the opener to a projected trilogy.