The Empire of Dreams (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780062691903)

"Action, adventure, betrayal, and poison add up to a winner." --Booklist

New York Times-bestselling author Rae Carson makes a triumphant return to the world of her award-winning Girl of Fire and Thorns trilogy in this extraordinary stand-alone novel. Fans of Leigh Bardugo, Kendare Blake, and Tomi Adeyemi won't want to put this book down.

Red Sparkle Stone is a foundling orphan with an odd name, a veiled past, and a mark of magic in her hair. But finally--after years and years of running, of fighting--she is about to be adopted into the royal family by Empress Elisa herself. She'll have a home, a family. Sixteen-year-old Red can hardly believe her luck. Then, in a stunning political masterstroke, the empress's greatest rival blocks the adoption, and everything Red has worked for crumbles before her eyes.

But Red is not about to let herself or the empress become a target again. Determined to prove her worth and protect her chosen family, she joins the Royal Guard, the world's most elite fighting force. It's no coincidence that someone wanted her to fail as a princess, though. Someone whose shadowy agenda puts everything--and everyone--she loves at risk. As danger closes in, it will be up to Red to save the empire. If she can survive recruitment year--something no woman has ever done before.

New York Times-bestselling author Rae Carson returns to the world of The Girl of Fire and Thorns in this action-packed fantasy-adventure starring an iconic heroine who fights for her family and her friends, and for a place where she will belong.

Author: Rae Carson
ISBN-10: 0062691902
ISBN-13: 9780062691903
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Language: English
Published: 04/07/2020
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.70w x 1.40d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.2
Point Value: 16
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 512068 / Empire of Dreams


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 02/01/2020 pg. 72
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2020
Publishers Weekly 02/24/2020
Booklist 03/01/2020 pg. 52
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2020 pg. 77
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2020
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2020 - Superior,Well Above Average