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Furyborn

November 13, 2017 by

Furyborn

Release Date: May 22, 2018

An instant New York Times bestseller!

When assassins ambush her best friend, the crown prince, Rielle Dardenne risks everything to save him, exposing her ability to perform all seven kinds of elemental magic. The only people who should possess this extraordinary power are a pair of prophesied queens: a queen of light and salvation and a queen of blood and destruction. To prove she is the Sun Queen, Rielle must endure seven trials to test her magic. If she fails, she will be executed…unless the trials kill her first.

A thousand years later, the legend of Queen Rielle is a mere fairy tale to bounty hunter Eliana Ferracora. When the Undying Empire conquered her kingdom, she embraced violence to keep her family alive. Now, she believes herself untouchable–until her mother vanishes without a trace, along with countless other women in their city. To find her, Eliana joins a rebel captain on a dangerous mission and discovers that the evil at the heart of the empire is more terrible than she ever imagined.

As Rielle and Eliana fight in a cosmic war that spans millennia, their stories intersect, and the shocking connections between them ultimately determine the fate of their world—and of each other.

The story continues with book 2, Kingsbane, and concludes with book 3, Lightbringer.

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Readers will find the complex and flawed characters immensely relatable. The two narratives are deftly interwoven, and plot twists will keep teens on the edge of their seats.

School Library Journal, a Popular Pick

Set in an immersive world of elemental magic, legendary godsbeasts, and cutthroat assassins, Claire Legrand’s Furyborn is an addictive, fascinating fantasy. Truly not to be missed, this story of two fierce queens battling their way across two different eras will have you on the edge of your seat.

Kendare Blake
#1 New York Times bestselling author of the Three Dark Crowns series

A must-read!

Refinery29

Claire Legrand’s Furyborn is as complex as the angels it depicts—captivating and lovely, volatile and deadly. The contrast of elegant, stately court politics with gritty, blood-soaked war is balanced perfectly alongside shifting timelines, blurred prophecies, and a sprawling cast of characters, each more alluring than the last. Furyborn is a sexy, luscious shiver of a book.

Sara Raasch
New York Times bestselling author of the Snow Like Ashes trilogy

Legrand excels at world-building, deftly integrating the religion and history of this imaginary world into a dark yet rousing adventure story that combines passion and danger at every turn.

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This massive novel packs a punch. The characters are passionate and well defined. The worldbuilding is immense, colorful, exciting, and unique. The villains are horrible. The author saves a final twist for the last few pages that throws everything into line and will leave readers thirsting for the next book.

VOYA Magazine

A series to watch.

Paste magazine

Visionary.

Bustle magazine

Immersive and intricate, FURYBORN is a kick-you-in-the-teeth and grab-you-by-the-heart tale of two queens.

Roshani Chokshi
New York Times bestselling author of The Star-Touched Queen and Aru Shah and the End of Time

Lush, riveting, and full of intrigue, Furyborn is a gripping read that grapples with questions of power, fate, and our abilities to change the world.

S. Jae-Jones
New York Times bestselling author of Wintersong

I tried to stop reading Furyborn and go to bed… then I got up and kept going. Epic in scope, endless in imagination, this book will grab hold of you and refuse to let go.

Amie Kaufman
New York Times bestselling author of The Illuminae Files

In an epic that spans a millennium, Legrand serves up a veritable feast of magic: mystical beings, ruthless power struggles, and gorgeously cinematic writing that will sweep you off your feet.

Traci Chee
New York Times bestselling author of The Reader trilogy

Beautiful, brutal, heart-stopping, and epic, Furyborn is a world to lose yourself in—just bring weapons. It’s dangerous there.

Laini Taylor
New York Times bestselling author of Strange the Dreamer and the Daughter of Smoke and Bone saga

Legrand’s epic feminist fantasy is scary, sexy, and intense, set in a world made rich with magic, history, and a gorgeously imagined literary tradition.

Melissa Albert
New York Times bestselling author of The Hazel Wood

Strikingly vivid prose… the nearly five hundred pages race by in stunning fashion. This is a must-have for fans of Marchetta’s Lumatere Chronicles (Finnikin of the Rock), or Cashore’s Graceling.

The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, starred review

Furyborn is epic and unforgettable. I was immediately captivated by the story of two powerful young women fighting to survive in this vivid, unique fantasy world. A must-read!

Amy Tintera
New York Times bestselling author of the Ruined trilogy

Legrand has created magic on every page. Flawed, smart, and fierce heroines kept me dazzled and breathless. Furyborn is explosive and stunning.

Mary E. Pearson
New York Times bestselling author of The Remnant Chronicles and The Jenna Fox Chronicles

Furyborn by Claire Legrand is the epic start to a YA fantasy trilogy focused on two very different and fascinating young women, a delicious villain, non-stop action, and heart-pounding romance. A fantastic read!

Morgan Rhodes
New York Times bestselling author of the Fallen Kingdoms series

Told in short, alternating chapters, Claire Legrand’s Furyborn is an explosive trilogy-starter. Both Rielle and Eliana are strong and complicated with abilities that surpass anything their contemporaries can imagine. They are unapologetically powerful—women who know they are extraordinary and demand to be seen as such. And while both young women radiate strength and force, they are also distinctly human. Their stories are raw, filled with raging desire–for power, for sex, for safety. … Furyborn is a fantasy of wrath and passion, of young women who nod to the rules of their society while slyly or violently knocking down whatever stands in their way. They are strength incarnate and they are coming for you, Katniss, Beatrice and Clary.

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From the opening pages, Claire Legrand’s Furyborn plunges the reader into a captivatingly imaginative world filled with intrigue and deception. Beauty wars with violence as the stories of these two fierce women intertwine with stunning results. Furyborn will leave you breathless and aching for more.

Lisa Maxwell
New York Times bestselling author of The Last Magician

A steamy romance and devious twists along the way pack surprises. … The rigid, cliffhanger-heavy chapter structure is supported by breakneck pacing and constant action. … High stakes, epic scope, intense action, and sweeping mythologies.

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PRAISE

an instant New York Times bestseller!

a 2018 Junior Library Guild Selection

a #1 Library Reads Pick

a #2 Indie Next Pick

an Amazon Best Book of the Month

a Goodreads Most Anticipated Title of Spring 2018

a BuzzFeed Most Anticipated Title of Spring 2018

a Bustle Most Anticipated Title of Spring 2018

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