The Winter Duke (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780316417341)

She survived the curse. Now she must survive the throne.

All Ekata wants is to stay alive -- and the chance to prove herself as a scholar. Once Ekata's brother is finally named heir to the dukedom of Kylma Above, there will be nothing to keep her at home with her murderous family. Not her books or her experiments, not her family's icy castle atop a frozen lake, not even the tantalizingly close Kylma Below, a mesmerizing underwater kingdom that provides her family with magic. But just as escape is within reach, her parents and twelve siblings fall under a strange sleeping sickness, and no one can find a cure.

In the space of a single night, Ekata inherits the title of duke, her brother's captivating warrior bride, and ever-encroaching challengers from without -- and within -- her ministry. Nothing has prepared Ekata for diplomacy, for war, for love...or for a crown she has never wanted. If Kylma Above is to survive, Ekata must seize her family's magic and power. And if Ekata is to survive, she must quickly decide how she will wield them both.

The Winter Duke is an enchanted tale of intrigue by Claire Eliza Bartlett, author of the acclaimed young adult fantasy novel We Rule the Night.

Author: Claire Eliza Bartlett
ISBN-10: 0316417343
ISBN-13: 9780316417341
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 03/03/2020
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.60w x 1.50d

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 01/01/2020 pg. 77
Publishers Weekly 01/27/2020
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2020
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2020