Katherine is the Poisoner but her gift seems nearly nonexistent.A fight to the death with the winner taking the crown. The night they turn sixteen, the battle begins. Separated at a young age, each is trained in their magical arts. Three dark queens magically gifted and equal heirs to the crown. In each generation, a set of royal triplets is born.

Author Kendare Blake creates an alluring and deadly landscape as a backdrop to a story where three sisters-triplets-separated at a young age, must fight to the death to become Queen.

THREE DARK CROWNS is a dark fantasy rich in prose and atmosphere. But with alliances being formed, betrayals taking shape, and ruthless revenge haunting the queens’ every move, one thing is certain: the last queen standing might not be the strongest…but she may be the darkest. The two queens have been shamefully faking their powers, taking care to keep each other, the island, and their powerful sister Mirabella none the wiser. Katharine is unable to tolerate the weakest poison, and Arsinoe, no matter how hard she tries, can’t make even a weed grow.

The night the sisters turn sixteen, the battle begins. And it’s not just a game of win or lose…it’s life or death. Arsinoe, a naturalist, is said to have the ability to bloom the reddest rose and control the fiercest of lions.īut becoming the Queen Crowned isn’t solely a matter of royal birth. Katharine is a poisoner, one who can ingest the deadliest poisons without so much as a stomachache. Mirabella is a fierce elemental, able to spark hungry flames or vicious storms at the snap of her fingers. Every generation on the island of Fennbirn, a set of triplets is born: three queens, all equal heirs to the crown and each possessor of a coveted magic.

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