Sylvie has always known she deserves more. Out in the permanent twilight of the Dusklands, her guardians called her power to create illusions a curse. But Sylvie knows it gives her a place in Coeur d'Or, the palais of the Amber Empress and her highborn legacies. So Sylvie sets off toward the Amber City, a glittering jewel under a sun that never sets, to take what is hers. But her hope for a better life is quickly dimmed. The empress invites her in only as part of a wicked wager among her powerful courtiers. Sylvie must assume a new name, Mirage, and begin to navigate secretive social circles and deadly games of intrigue in order to claim her spot. Soon it becomes apparent that nothing is as it appears and no one, including her cruel yet captivating sponsor, Sunder, will answer her questions. As Mirage strives to assume what should be her rightful place, she'll have to consider whether it is worth the price she must pay.
Amber & Schemering Reeks
Deze serie dompelt lezers onder in een wereld vol hofintriges en verborgen magie. Volg ambitieuze jonge vrouwen terwijl ze navigeren door een verraderlijk hof, waar invloed wordt verkregen door sluwheid en beheersing van mystieke kunsten. Elke alliantie is fragiel en het najagen van macht ontvouwt zich te midden van schitterende balzalen en duistere geheimen. Het is een boeiend verhaal over ambitie, gevaar en de zoektocht naar zelfontdekking in een omgeving met hoge inzetten.
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Diamond & Dawn (Amber & Dusk, Book Two)
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- 13 uur lezen
Mirage has returned to Coeur d'Or, triumphant in battle, and ready to claim her rightful place as the Amber Empress, and resume her tentative romance with Sunder; but the city's people are afraid and not welcoming, somebody is trying to assassinate her, the previous empress, Severine, is in a coma and not as dead as Mirage would wish, and a distant cousin Gavin d'Ars has turned up with a rival claim to the throne--and in the turmoil all her alliances are beginning to fall apart.