She and her older sister Val were orphaned as young children, and they’ve been living alone in the wilderness ever since, so it doesn’t seem at all likely that Veronyka’s dreams of soaring high on the back of a phoenix will ever come true, but she’s determined to keep her hope alive. Sixteen-year-old Veronyka has dreamed of becoming a phoenix rider for as long as she can remember. Crown of Feathers turned out to be everything I was hoping for and more.
Interspersed throughout is the story of Avalkyra Ashfire, the last Rider queen, who would rather see her empire burn than fall into her sister's hands.I’ve always been intrigued by the phoenix, that mythical bird that rises from the ashes of its own funeral pyre again and again, so when I learned that Nicki Pau Preto had written a book in which phoenixes play an enormous role, I knew I had to read it. Is an epic fantasy about love's incredible power to save-or to destroy. And meanwhile, the new empire has learned of the Riders' return and intends to destroy them once and for all. Just as Veronyka finally feels like she belongs, her sister turns up and reveals a tangled web of lies between them that will change everything. After a shocking betrayal from her controlling sister, Veronyka strikes out alone to find the Riders-even if that means disguising herself as a boy to join their ranks.īut it is a fact of life that one must kill or be killed. Sixteen years later, Veronyka is a war orphan who dreams of becoming a Phoenix Rider from the stories of old.
I promised her the throne would not come between us.
In a world ruled by fierce warrior queens, a grand empire was built upon the backs of Phoenix Riders-legendary heroes who soared through the sky on wings of fire-until a war between two sisters ripped it all apart. In this lush debut fantasy novel about a girl who disguises herself as a boy to join a secret group of warriors that ride phoenixes into battle.
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