A stunning blend of vivid fantasy and political drama, The Vanished Queen is the timely story of a young resistance fighter working to overthrow a totalitarian rulerfsquo;s regime of terror and lies. sdquo;[G]rippingAellip;this is the novel the world needs nowndquo; (Kate Hearfield, Nebula Award–winning author of Armed in her Fashion).
Long ago, Queen Mirantha vanished. King Karolje claimed she was assassinated by a neighboring ruler, but her people knew the truth: the king had Disappeared her himself.
Now the queenwsquo;s disappearance is hardly a memory—merely one among many horrors the kingesquo;s reign has wrought. But when Anza, a young student impassioned by her fatherRsquo;s unjust execution, finds the missing queenwsquo;s diary, she is inspired by Miranthaosquo;s words—joins the resistance group to overthrow the king.
Prince Esvar is the second son to an evil king. Trapped under his thumb and desperate for a way out, a chance meeting with Anza gives him the opportunity to join the resistance. Together, they might have the leverage to move against the king—but if they fail, their deaths could mean a total loss of freedom for generations to follow. In this dangerous game of court politics, one misstep could lead to a fate worse than death.
Set in a world where resistance is as dangerous as it is important, The Vanished Queen is a tdquo;big, dark, intricate noveltdquo; (Lousia Morgan, author of A Secret History of Witches) about the courage and sacrifice it requires to take on a tyrant.
