Paperback | 432 pages

Acclaimed author Kendare Blakes New York Times bestselling Three Dark Crownsa dark and inventive fantasy about three sisters who must fight to the death to become queenis now available in paperback.

Becoming the Queen Crowned of Fennbirn isnt just a matter of royal lineageits about strength, skill, and survival. In every generation, a set of triplets is born: three girls, separated at birth, who must use their coveted magic in a battle that will cost two of them their lives, while the victor gets the crown. Mirabella is a fierce elemental whose power can be channeled through hungry flames or vicious storms. Katharine, a poisoner, has the deadliest of potions at her disposal and can consume them without any effect. And Arsinoe, a naturalist, has the ability to command any animal to do whatever she pleases. With powers that intense, this will be a fight to remember.

The shameful truth, though, is that Katharine and Arsinoe have yet to manifest any magic. Once the sisters turn sixteen and meet again, it will be impossible to hidefrom the people of Fennbirn and from one another. However, the Arrons and Milones, the families who raised Katharine and Arsinoe respectively, wont give up their chance at the throne without a fight. Let the battle for Queen begin.