Aliyah and Words

Introduction “Those scars you have,” Emilia says, “that you would hide behind a mask. They are the finest part of you. Now let us earn a few more.” After the grim confrontation with Queen Katharine, the rebellion lies in tatters. Jules’s legion curse has been unbound, and it is up to Arsinoe to find a…

Introduction “I suppose it does not feel the same without her . . . Some people leave too much space behind when they are gone.” Queen Katharine has waited her entire life to wear the crown. But now that she finally has it, the murmurs of dissent grow louder by the day. There’s also the…

Introduction “You cannot kill what is already dead.” The battle for the Crown has begun, but which of the three sisters will prevail? With the unforgettable events of the Quickening behind them and the Ascension Year underway, all bets are off. Katharine, once the weak and feeble sister, is stronger than ever before. Arsinoe, after…

Introduction “It would be sweet to be cared for despite her faults, and to be wanted for her person rather than the power she comes with.” When kingdom come, there will be one. In every generation on the island of Fennbirn, a set of triplets is born—three queens, all equal heirs to the crown and…

Introduction “It feels powerful to him to put an experience down in words, like he’s trapping it in a jar and it can never fully leave him.” At school Connell and Marianne pretend not to know each other. He’s popular and well-adjusted, star of the school soccer team while she is lonely, proud, and intensely…

Introduction “Because time is cruel to all, and crueler still to artists. Because visions weakens, and voices wither, and talent fades…. Because happiness is brief, and history is lasting, and in the end… everyone wants to be remembered” France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever…