An epic and unforgettable fantasy adventure from a phenomenal new voice QUEEN OF FACES is like
nothing you've ever read before. 'A work of wild imagination this is an outstanding debut. An
original and epic fantasy world with magic that feels entirely real' Juno Dawson Sunday Times
bestselling author of Her Majesty's Royal Coven 'Petra Lord's brilliantly imagined world is at
once deadly and enchanting her characters vivid and true ... If you want to be surprised
gripped moved and wildly entertained - this book is for you' Antonia Hodgson author of The
Raven Scholar Anabelle is trapped in a boy's body and in a year it will kill her. In the
nation of Caimor the wealthy buy and trade bodies like clothes. But Ana can only afford a grey
damaged male form and by her seventeenth birthday it's already falling apart. As her
extraordinary magical ability grows but her body continues to fail her she is left with only
one choice: become an assassin for Paragon Academy Caimor's prestigious school of magic. But
rebellion brews in Caimor and at its helm is Khaiovhe the most infamous dark mage in history.
As Ana steals fights and kills for Paragon and forms a tentative alliance - and maybe more -
with the elusive Wes she discovers secrets that transform her concept of hero and villain ...
while striving above all to become her truest self. And that might just be the most powerful
thing of all. A page-turning blockbuster full of heart-pounding action inventive magic
cinematic plot twists and emotional gut-punches: the perfect must-have new read for fans of SIX
OF CROWS THE ATLAS SIX and BABEL .
