The Crown of Embers

<p><b>Princess Elisa is back! And in a tale that''s bigger and badder than ever for fans of Kristin Cashore.</b><br><br>She does not know what awaits her at the enemy''s gate<i>.</i><br><br>Elisa is a hero. She led her people to victory over a terrifying, sorcerous army. Her place as the country''s ruler should be secure. But it isn''t.<br><br>Her enemies come at her like ghosts in a dream, from both foreign realms and within her own court. And her destiny as the chosen one has not yet been fulfilled.<br><br>To conquer the power she bears once and for all, Elisa must follow the trail of long-forgotten - and forbidden - clues from the deep, undiscovered catacombs of her own city to the treacherous seas. With her goes a one-eyed spy, a traitor, and the man who - despite everything - she is falling in love with.<br><br>If she''s lucky, she will return from this journey. But there will be a cost.</p>