Bloed en as is een fantasyserie die zich richt op donkere en magische elementen in de strijd om macht. De hoofdpersonages proberen te overleven in een gevaarlijke wereld waar magie en verraad een sleutelrol spelen. Het verhaal zit vol spanning, intriges en onverwachte wendingen. De serie verkent hoe macht en de wens ernaar relaties en menselijkheid kunnen vernietigen.
Chosen from birth to usher in a new era, Poppy's life has never been her own. The life of the Maiden is solitary. Never to be touched. Never to be looked upon. Never to be spoken to. Never to expereience pleasure. Waiting for the day of her Ascension, she would rather be with the guards, fighting bak the evil that took her family, than preparing to be found worthy by the gods. But the choice has never been hers
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout comes a gripping new installment in her Blood and Ash series. Poppy's world is shattered as everything she believed, including her feelings for a man she loves, proves to be a lie. Now seen as a symbol of a monstrous kingdom, she struggles to understand her identity without the veil of the Maiden. The Dark One, the Prince of Atlantia, poses the greatest threat, yet she is determined to resist him. Casteel Da’Neer, known for his seductive lies and truths, needs Poppy alive to fulfill his ambitions. Despite her mistrust, he offers her the chance to find her brother Ian, who may have become a soulless Ascended. Collaborating with Casteel is fraught with danger, as he tempts her with desires that could lead to both pleasure and pain. Their connection could bind their fates in ways neither kingdom anticipates. Meanwhile, unrest brews in Atlantia, with whispers of war growing louder. The King aims to use Poppy as a pawn, while enemies seek her demise. As her abilities intensify, fear spreads among the Atlantians. Dark secrets threaten to emerge, rooted in the blood-soaked sins of two kingdoms. With the earth trembling and skies bleeding, Poppy may find herself at the center of a storm that could change everything.
Poppy never imagined she would find love with Prince Casteel, but their happiness is overshadowed by a dangerous mission to rescue his brother and her own. As the Chosen and the true ruler of Atlantia, Poppy carries the blood of the King of Gods, giving her a claim to the crown. Faced with the choice of forsaking her birthright or embracing her destiny as the Queen of Flesh and Fire, Poppy grapples with the weight of her power. As dark secrets and sins of the kingdoms come to light, a long-dormant threat rises, determined to prevent her from claiming the crown. Meanwhile, the greatest danger looms in the far west, where the Queen of Blood and Ash has been plotting for centuries. Poppy and Casteel must consider the unthinkable: traveling to the Lands of the Gods to awaken the King himself. As shocking truths and betrayals emerge, they must confront new enemies that threaten everything they hold dear. Together, they will discover the lengths they are willing to go for their people and for each other, leading Poppy to her ultimate destiny as queen.
From the desperation of golden crowns… Casteel Da’Neer knows all too well that very few are as cunning or vicious as the Blood Queen, but no one, not even him, could’ve prepared for the staggering revelations. The magnitude of what the Blood Queen has done is almost unthinkable. And born of mortal flesh… Nothing will stop Poppy from freeing her King and destroying everything the Blood Crown stands for. With the strength of the Primal of Life’s guards behind her, and the support of the wolven, Poppy must convince the Atlantian generals to make war her way—because there can be no retreat this time. Not if she has any hope of building a future where both kingdoms can reside in peace. A great primal power rises… Together, Poppy and Casteel must embrace traditions old and new to safeguard those they hold dear—to protect those who cannot defend themselves. But war is only the beginning. Ancient primal powers have already stirred, revealing the horror of what began eons ago. To end what the Blood Queen has begun, Poppy might have to become what she has been prophesied to be—what she fears the most. As the Harbinger of Death and Destruction.
Only his memories can save her… A great primal power has risen. The Queen of Flesh and Fire has become the Primal of Blood and Bone—the true Primal of Life and Death. And the battle Casteel, Poppy, and their allies have been fighting has only just begun. Gods are awakening across Iliseeum and the mortal realm, readying for the war to come. But when Poppy falls into stasis, Cas faces the very real possibility that the dire, unexpected consequences of what she is becoming could take her away from him. Cas is given some advice, though—something he plans to cling to as he waits to see her beautiful eyes open once more: Talk to her. And so, he does. He reminds Poppy how their journey began, revealing things about himself that only Kieran knows in the process. But it’s anybody’s guess what she’ll wake to or exactly how much of the realm and Cas will have changed when she does. #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout revisits Poppy and Casteel’s epic love story in the next installment of the Blood and Ash series. But this time, Hawke gets to tell the tale.