Six Wild Crowns

NO KING CAN RULE THEM. Six queens are all that stand between the kingdom of Elben and ruin. Or so we have been told. As each queen vies for attention, clever, ambitious Boleyn is determined to be her beloved Henry''s favourite. She plays the courtly games and relishes the political rivalries. And if she must incite a war to win Henry over? So be it. Seymour is Boleyn''s opposite. Sent to court by another queen to act as reluctant spy and assassin, she catches Henry''s eye and is forced into a loveless marriage with the king. But when the two queens become the unlikeliest of things - friends and allies - the balance of power begins to shift and together they will discover an ancient, rotting secret at Elben''s heart. One that their king will do anything to protect. A compelling epic fantasy filled with dragons, court politics and sapphic yearning, perfect for fans of The Priory of the Orange Tree and House of the Dragon . This is the Tudor Queens as you have never seen them before. Praise for Six Wild Crowns : ''A ferocious tale of female rage and the strength of sisterhood, Six Wild Crowns is an inventive and fantastical reimagining of Henry VIII''s queens - and their fight to reclaim the power stolen from them'' S.A. MacLean, author of The Phoenix Keeper ''A beautifully written tale of resistance, rebellion, and sisterhood, with an ending that will leave you heartbroken and breathless for more'' M. H. Ayinde, author of A Song of Legends Lost '' Six Wild Crowns is a beautiful feminist epic, a luscious and luminous read'' Tasha Suri, author of The Jasmine Throne ''Six Wild Crowns is a thoroughly delectable fantasy that celebrates sisterhood and courageous truth while exposing the active maliciousness of patriarchy. . . an intricate, powerful and utterly spectacular book. No one is ready for it'' Bea Fitzgerald, author of Girl, Goddess, Queen ''Written in lush, compelling prose and set in a richly drawn world, this sexy, feminist re-imagining of the story of Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour is the romantasy book I''ve been waiting for'' Katharine Corr, co-author of Daughter of Darkness ''An intricate gem of a novel bursting with ancient magic and intrigue'' , Molly O''Neill, author of Greenteeth ...

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Holly Race is a writer and script editor, and has worked for companies including Working Title Films, Aardman Animations and Red Planet Pictures. She is a Faber Academy graduate, and her YA urban fantasy trilogy, MIDNIGHT'S TWINS, A GATHERING MIDNIGHT and A MIDNIGHT DARK AND GOLDEN was published by Hot Key Books (2020-22). She lives in Cambridge.

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NO KING CAN RULE THEM.

Six queens are all that stand between the kingdom of Elben and ruin. Or so we have been told.

As each queen vies for attention, clever, ambitious Boleyn is determined to be her beloved Henry's favourite. She plays the courtly games and relishes the political rivalries. And if she must incite a war to win Henry over? So be it.

Seymour is Boleyn's opposite. Sent to court by another queen to act as reluctant spy and assassin, she catches Henry's eye and is forced into a loveless marriage with the king. But when the two queens become the unlikeliest of things - friends and allies - the balance of power begins to shift and together they will discover an ancient, rotting secret at Elben's heart. One that their king will do anything to protect.

A compelling epic fantasy filled with dragons, court politics and sapphic yearning, perfect for fans of The Priory of the Orange Tree and House of the Dragon. This is the Tudor Queens as you have never seen them before.

Praise for Six Wild Crowns:

'A ferocious tale of female rage and the strength of sisterhood, Six Wild Crowns is an inventive and fantastical reimagining of Henry VIII's queens - and their fight to reclaim the power stolen from them' S.A. MacLean, author of The Phoenix Keeper

'A beautifully written tale of resistance, rebellion, and sisterhood, with an ending that will leave you heartbroken and breathless for more' M. H. Ayinde, author of A Song of Legends Lost

'Six Wild Crowns is a beautiful feminist epic, a luscious and luminous read' Tasha Suri, author of The Jasmine Throne

'Six Wild Crowns is a thoroughly delectable fantasy that celebrates sisterhood and courageous truth while exposing the active maliciousness of patriarchy. . . an intricate, powerful and utterly spectacular book. No one is ready for it' Bea Fitzgerald, author of Girl, Goddess, Queen

'Written in lush, compelling prose and set in a richly drawn world, this sexy, feminist re-imagining of the story of Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour is the romantasy book I've been waiting for' Katharine Corr, co-author of Daughter of Darkness

'An intricate gem of a novel bursting with ancient magic and intrigue', Molly O'Neill, author of Greenteeth