Published by Greenwillow Books
ISBN 0062026518 (ISBN13: 9780062026514)

SYNOPSIS:
“Elisa is the hero of her country. She led her people to victory against a terrifying enemy, and now she is their queen. But she is only seventeen years old. Her rivals may have simply retreated, choosing stealth over battle. And no one within her court trusts her-except Hector, the commander of the royal guard, and her companions. As the country begins to crumble beneath her and her enemies emerge from the shadows, Elisa will take another journey. With a one-eyed warrior, a loyal friend, an enemy defector, and the man she is falling in love with, Elisa crosses the ocean in search of the perilous, uncharted, and mythical source of the Godstone’s power. That is not all she finds.” 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Rae Carson was named a Publishers Weekly Flying Start author for Fall 2011. Her first novel, The Girl of Fire and Thorns, was a finalist for the Morris, Cybils, and Andre Norton Awards, and was named to ALA’s Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults list. The sequel, The Crown of Embers, will be released in September 2012.
Rae lives in Ohio with her husband, novelist C.C. Finlay, two stepsons, and two very naughty kitties.