A No. 1 and Sunday Times Bestseller! Red Queen meets These Violent Delights and Iron Widow in
an epic anti-colonial YA fantasy from debut author Molly X. Chang. This gorgeous hardback
features special cover finishes a secret foiled case and stunning full colour endpaper art.'A
thrilling tale of magic and murder intrigue and betrayal.' Cassandra Clare'Hauntingly poetic
prose' Xiran Jay Zhao'A tender and brutal fantasy that will leave readers breathless and eager
for more' Rebecca Ross Known as The Girl Blessed By Death Ruying wants only to survive but
when her magic is discovered by an enemy prince she must decide if saving her family is worth
betraying her country. For as long as Yang Ruying can remember the empire of Er-Lang has been
occupied by Romans whose advanced science and military make them Gods. But these Gods are not
kind. Their only gifts: cruelty opian and destruction. When Antony the second Prince of Rome
uncovers Ruying's power she becomes what she always feared: the perfect assassin. As tensions
mount and rebellion stirs Ruying can no longer deny that peace is a death sentence for
Er-Lang. A death she may not be willing to deliver.
