The Phoenix King
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Aparna Verma
The fate of a desert kingdom rests in the hands of a princess desperate for power and an assassin with a dark secret, in this action-packed debut of fire magic and ancient prophecy from a stunning new voice in fantasy."A CAPTIVATING ADVENTURE." —Peter V. Brett The Ravani kingdom was born of a prophecy, carved from unforgiving desert sands and ruled by the Ravence bloodline: those with the power to command the Eternal Fire. Elena Aadya is the heir to the throne—and the only Ravence who cannot wield her family’s legendary magic. As her coronation approaches, she will do whatever it takes to prove herself a worthy successor to her revered father. But she doesn’t anticipate the arrival of Yassen Knight, the notorious assassin who now claims fealty to the throne. Elena’s father might trust Yassen to be a member of her royal guard, but she is certain he is hiding something. As the threat of war looms like a storm on the horizon, the two begin a dangerous dance of intrigue and betrayal. And the choices they make could burn down the world."Characters you just can’t get out of your head.” —Vaishnavi Patel, NYT bestselling author of Kaikeyi "Elegant and intelligent storytelling...an exhilarating adventure perfect for fans of S.A. Chakraborty." —Library Journal "A riveting page turner." —Booklist "This exciting fantasy promises good things from the series to come." —Publishers Weekly
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Author
Aparna Verma
Pages
512
Publisher
Orbit
Published Date
2023-08-29
ISBN
0316522899 9780316522892
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"The writing in this book is stunning. The descriptive language and vivid imagery were stunning. I highlighted a lot. However, it was a little too futuristic sci-fi-ish for my personal taste. I'm not racing to pick up the sequel as I have a very long TBR more along my personal tastes, but I will likely finish the trilogy someday."
Naomi Sutton
"If you're looking for a fantasy book that has different and unique worldbuilding with a diverse cast you should read this. I listened to the audiobook and I really loved the dual narrators, they elevated the story and were exactly how I thought the characters in the book should find. Even during parts I felt the book was slow the narrations helped keep me going. <br/><br/>So this book draws inspiration from the Hindu goddess Kali and the world was so interesting I had to do some research on Kali. This told in 3 different povs, the fmc princess Elena, the mmc Yassin who's an assassin and the king. As the books switches between the 3 povs we get the history behind these characters, Indian and Hindu mythology, traditions, religious practices and fire magic. There's a prophecy, missing prophets and princess Elena who is struggling to firebend and provide for their people. I liked most of the charters especially the mains, they were complex and strong. I didn't like the kings pov though and though it gave us background and context it was confusing to me. I really liked the worldbuilding, twists, customs and traditions. <br/><br/>This is not a romance driven book, yes it has a romance subplot but its a fantasy first. The romance is a slow burn and at first I was neutral about it but towards the end I grew to appreciate it and I like Elena and Yassin. Overall this was a good fantasy book it was slow at some part and I had to concentrate a lot to understand some stuff but I liked it and will be reading the next book. Thank you Orbit for the ALC for an honest review. <br/><br/>Read if you like: <br/>- Hindu and Indian inspired mythology<br/>- Fantasy <br/>- Romance subplot<br/>- Bodyguard/assassin <br/>- Firebending <br/>- Bipoc characters <br/><br/>3.75-4⭐"
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