A CURSE OF CROWS AND SERPENTS
The villain origin story with a bite
This Epic Fantasy duology follows Diana while she navigates a messy world of scheming immortals, and a Divine King who buried their true history. With her coveted seering ability, Diana is the only one capable of untangling Eiran's web of deceit and learning the truth about his ascent to power — and how he's managed to hold on to it for so long.
His match in every way, Diana decides their world would be better off with her sitting on Eiran's throne . . .
Published by Hachette UK (Orion/Gollancz).
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A Curse of Crows
Diana speaks. Gods answer.
Aedlynn strikes. Enemies fall.
In a realm where gods dance with mortals, Diana's prayers wield unimaginable power. But when a deadly sickness threatens to consume her, she strikes a desperate bargain with an unlikely ally, invoking a journey of vengeance and deceit. As Fate weaves its intricate tapestry, betrayal and revelation collide, plunging them all into a maelstrom of passion and peril, and a battle for power will threaten to consume them all.
Because there's a fine line between love and hate . . .
And a woman's heart is a dangerous thing.
'For readers who support women's rights, and women's wrongs' HAZEL MCBRIDE
'A sweeping epic for dark fantasy lovers' TESSONJA ODETTE
'A story that simmers with passion' LOGAN KARLIE
'High fantasy at its best' MARA RUTHERFORD
A Dance of Serpents
Now Diana has claimed her birthright as Princess of Hell, Lady of Daemons, and Chosen of Darkness Incarnate, she can't forget the wrongs she suffered - as well as those suffered by her family, friends, and subjects in the wars past. She knows only cruelty from the gods and the reigning Divine King who wrote the very myths that vilified her people. Though her newfound powers have grown beyond anyone's expectations, they come with a cost - and the price might be more than she is willing to pay.
Armed to the fangs with allies, the future is bright, and justice is finally within reach. But the line between justice and revenge is faint, blurred, and slippery. In attempting to punish the wicked, will she keep true to herself, or become the very creature her enemies fear her to be?
The hotly anticipated sequel to fantasy romance sensation and beloved female villain origin story A Curse of Crows, Lauren Dedroog's A Dance of Serpents continues the epic tale of the wars between gods, men, and daemons, and the woman at the centre of it all, whose suffering and rise to power will change the world forever . . . for good, or evil.