{"product_id":"9780008246006_the-queens-rising-number-one-sunday-times-bestselling-author-the-queens-rising-book-1","title":"The Queen’s Rising: Number one Sunday Times bestselling author (The Queen’s Rising, Book 1)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eAn epic and exhilarating story of deception, love and revenge, from the extraordinary \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e number-one-bestselling author of DIVINE RIVALS. Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Sarah J Maas and Shelby Mahurin.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrienna is an arden, a student of the five passions – art, music, wit, dramatics and knowledge. On the summer solstice in her seventeenth year, she hopes to become mistress of the passion – one who has mastered her area of study. But Brienna knows that she was not granted a coveted place at her passion-house because of talent, like her arden-sisters. She is here because someone wished her hidden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrienna has never learned her father’s identity. All she knows is that her mother was Valenian – from the land of elegance, etiquette and learning – and her father was Maevan. Brienna has never set foot in Maevana, but knows it is a wild, windswept place, fiercely proud of its ancient heritage of magical warrior queens – yet now suffering under the rule of a tyrannical king.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen Brienna begins to have visions: the inherited memories of a long-dead Maevan ancestor, who hid the legendary Stone of Eventide. If the Stone can be found, the rightful queen of Maevana can be restored to the throne. And Brienna has the power to do it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSwept into a dangerous new life of secret alliances, generations-old enmities, deep family secrets and smouldering first love, Brienna must ask herself what is stronger: the bond of chosen family, or that of blood . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE QUEEN’S RISING is a captivating blend of historical fiction and fantasy, where royalty, adventure, and romance intertwine. The teenage protagonist, Brienna, must navigate through a world of deception and danger, making this an epic tale not to be missed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Stephanie Garber (Spectacular), Rebecca Yarros (The Things We Leave Unfinished), Danielle L. Jensen (The Traitor Queen), Adalyn Grace (Foxglove), and Ali Hazelwood (Deep End).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rebecca Ross, Read by Suzanne Elise Freeman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889034317973,"sku":"9780008246006","price":49.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008246006.jpg?v=1776888572","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008246006_the-queens-rising-number-one-sunday-times-bestselling-author-the-queens-rising-book-1","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}