The Bone Shard Daughter
2020 • 496 pages

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The Bone Shard Daughter is an unmissable debut from a major new voice in epic fantasy — a stunning tale of magic, mystery, and revolution in which the former heir to the emperor will fight to reclaim her power and her place on the throne.

"One of the best debut fantasy novels of the year." — BuzzFeed News
"An amazing start to a new trilogy." — Culturess
"It grabs you by the heart and the throat from the first pages and doesn't let go." — Sarah J. Maas

The emperor's reign has lasted for decades, his mastery of bone shard magic powering the animal-like constructs that maintain law and order. But now his rule is failing, and revolution is sweeping across the Empire's many islands.

Lin is the emperor's daughter and spends her days trapped in a palace of locked doors and dark secrets. When her father refuses to recognise her as heir to the throne, she vows to prove her worth by mastering the forbidden art of bone shard magic.

Yet such power carries a great cost, and when the revolution reaches the gates of the palace, Lin must decide how far she is willing to go to claim her birthright – and save her people.

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The Drowning Empire

The Drowning Empire is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2018 with contributions by Andrea Stewart.

The Bone Shard Daughter
The Bone Shard Emperor
The Bone Shard War

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August 23, 2020
August 27, 2020

hi the magic system in this? slaps (a bit gross, but slaps). reminded me of isaac asimov's three laws but even better and more nuanced in a clever way that weaves through the plotline. will need clarification on the ending because either miss andrea stewart is galaxy brain or i'm peanut brain

November 15, 2020

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