Traitor to the Throne (Rebel of the Sands Trilogy) - Softcover

Hamilton, Alwyn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0571325416 ISBN 13: 9780571325412

Publisher: Faber & Faber, 2017

Synopsis

This is not about blood or love. This is about treason.

Nearly a year has passed since Amani and the rebels won their epic battle at Fahali. Amani has come into both her powers and her reputation as the Blue-Eyed Bandit, and the Rebel Prince's message has spread across the desert - and some might say out of control. But when a surprise encounter turns into a brutal kidnapping, Amani finds herself betrayed in the cruellest manner possible.

Stripped of her powers and her identity, and torn from the man she loves, Amani must return to her desert-girl's instinct for survival. For the Sultan's palace is a dangerous one, and the harem is a viper's nest of suspicion, fear and intrigue. Just the right place for a spy to thrive... But spying is a dangerous game, and when ghosts from Amani's past emerge to haunt her, she begins to wonder if she can trust her own treacherous heart.

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Review:

Palace intrigue, military stratagems, even cosmic powers can't eclipse the complex tangle of love, loss, and loyalty in this Arabian Nights-inspired fantasy sequel . . . all building to a crescendo of heart-pounding-and heartbreaking-climaxes that will leave readers sobbing and desperate for the next volume. Superlative., Kirkus

Hamilton's strong and exciting novel is full of compelling twists and turns, and the ending will leave readers highly anticipating the final volume., Booklist

Hamilton doesn't shy away from the horrors of rebellion and war, but she also has an unflinching eye for the evils we enact outside of battles, the injustices, weaknesses, and betrayals that mark even regular life, and the way we must forgive or move past them in order to coexist. New readers will want to start with the impressive prior outing to understand this world, and then they'll join the ranks of those eagerly awaiting the next novel, particularly given the dramatic, unforgettable end to this one., The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

From the Author:

Alwyn Hamilton was born in Toronto and spent her childhood bouncing between Europe and Canada until her parents settled in France. She grew up in a small town there, which might have compelled her to burst randomly into the opening song from Beauty and the Beast were it not for her total tone-deafness. She instead attempted to read and write her way to new places and developed a weakness for fantasy and cross-dressing heroines. She left France for Cambridge University to study History of Art at King’s College, and then to London where she became indentured to an auction house. She has a bad habit of acquiring more hardcovers than is smart for someone who moves house quite so often.

About this edition

• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0571325416
• ISBN 13: 9780571325412
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 592