Author:Richelle Mead

An embattled realm mystically entwined with our own, the Otherworld is at the mercy of one woman...
Shaman-for-hire Eugenie Markham is the best at banishing entities trespassing in the mortal realm. But as the Thorn Land's queen, she's fast running out of ways to end the brutal war devastating her kingdom. Her only hope: the Iron Crown, a legendary object even the most powerful fear...
But who can she trust to help her? Fairy king Dorian has his own agenda. And Kiyo, her shape-shifter ex-boyfriend, has every reason to betray her. To control the Crown's all-consuming powers, Eugenie must confront an unimaginable temptation - one which puts her soul and the fate of two worlds in mortal danger...
An excellent exploration of family life and Trollope's pitch-perfect dialogue isperfectly delivered here by Fenella Woolgar.
—— Kati Nicholl, The Daily ExpressBitchily observant novel of small-town life
—— IndependentSparkles with wicked wit...provides some pointed digs at social one- upmanship and the genteelly disguised venality of the upper classes. But, on another level, it can be hugely enjoyed as class-war subversion
—— Sunday TimesThe pleasure of Mapp and Lucia is summed up, surely, in Alice Roosevelt's bon mot. "If you have nothing good to say about anybody, come and sit right by me."
—— Philip HensherOh the joy of seeing Lucia again! These magic books are as fresh as paint. The characters are real and therefore timeless
—— Nancy Mitford , The TimesHis glorious prose captures ephemeral glamour magically
—— IndependentHis talent was as natural as the pattern that was made by the dust on a butterfly's wings
—— Ernest HemingwayRead it again, forever
—— Boston Globe






