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Ember Queen

Written by: Laura Sebastian
Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
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Publisher's Summary

The thrilling conclusion to the New York Times best-selling series "made for fans of Victoria Aveyard and Sabaa Tahir" (Bustle), Ember Queen is an epic fantasy about a throne cruelly stolen and a girl who must fight to take it back for her people.

Princess Theodosia was a prisoner in her own country for a decade. Renamed the Ash Princess, she endured relentless abuse and ridicule from the Kaiser and his court. But though she wore a crown of ashes, there is fire in Theo's blood. As the rightful heir to the Astrean crown, it runs in her veins. And if she learned anything from her mother, it's that a Queen never cowers.

Now free, with a misfit army of rebels to back her, Theo must liberate her enslaved people and face a terrifying new enemy: the new Kaiserin. Imbued with a magic no one understands, the Kaiserin is determined to burn down anyone and everything in her way.

The Kaiserin's strange power is growing stronger, and with Prinz Søren as her hostage, there is more at stake than ever. Theo must learn to embrace her own power if she has any hope of standing against the girl she once called her heart's sister.

©2020 Laura Sebastian (P)2020 Listening Library

What the critics say

“Sure to be one of the summer's most talked about YAs.... A darkly enchanting page-turner you won't be able to put down.” (Bustle)

“Tense and imaginative, this story of a diminished yet vengeful princess inciting a rebellion to recapture her rightful place of power strikes a timely chord. Ash Princess is a smart, feminist twist on a traditional tale of a fallen heroine, with plenty of court intrigue, love, and lies to sweeten the deal. Good luck putting this one down.” (Virginia Boecker, author of The Witch Hunter series)

“The story leaps and twists like a swordswoman, and its blade carves the characters anew and divides them against themselves. This searing page-turner is a compelling examination of the complexities of both evil and resistance.” (Sarah Porter, author of Vassa in the Night)

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Fantastic deserves Fans!

This series has been exceptional throughout. The characters grow in age and wisdom and the audience grows right beside them. There is so much praise to give Saskia Maarleveld as her narrating talents are always appreciated in all the stories she reads. Laura Sebastian has never disappointed. She definitely tells an amazing story. Every time. FOR ASTREA!

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A good, solid tale

I enjoyed listening to Ember Queen and I have to say, I think this has been my favourite narrator - who voice fit so well with most of the characters.

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Lots of plotting, not a lot of character

This was a good story, I enjoyed it but there were so many quick plot turns it felt like we were always on the go and never focusing on the characters (who were beautifully developed in the previous stories). I had to rewind several times to replay pieces or miss key plot turns (where are we going now... what what just happened?!). I wish we could have focused in on the love stories instead of touching on them super briefly in little snippets. We never really know what to feel and who to root for.
A younger narrator would have been nice for this coming of age story.

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Great story but

Great plot good story teller how ever lead character did my head in claims she’s brave but cowers under villains thumb but hood story overall

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