Beneath the keep : a novel of the Tearling / Erika Johansen.
The Tearling, founded as a utopia, has collapsed and reverted to feudalism. As the gap between rich and poor widens and famine threatens the land, rumors of a prophecy begin to spread: a great hope, a True Queen who will ascend and save the kingdom. Lazarus, a boy on the verge of manhood, is trapped in the underworld known as the Creche. Enlisted from his earliest days to kill without mercy, he has never seen sun or sky until a quest for vengeance propels him aboveground. Amid a royal court rife with intrigue and danger he meets Niya, Princess Elyssa's handmaid, who is not what she appears to be - and whose true identity will spell death if revealed. -- adapted from jacket
Record details
- ISBN: 9781524742720 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 1524742724 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 433 pages : map ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: [New York, New York] : Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Randm House LLC, [2021]
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General Note: | Series information from www.goodreads.com. "...stand-alone prequel to the bestselling Queen of the Tearling trilogy"--Jacket. |
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Subject: | Princesses > Fiction. Courts and courtiers > Fiction. Assassins > Fiction. Revenge > Fiction. Insurgency > Fiction. |
Genre: | Fantasy fiction. |
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- 2 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Covington Branch | JOHAN E (Text) | 33126024367322 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Independence Branch | JOHAN E (Text) | 33126024367330 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
- Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2020 September
Fans of Johansen's popular "Tearling" trilogy will be delighted to hear that there's a prequel afoot that will explain how the Tearling plunged into darkness. Trained assassin Lazarus, farm-girl Aislinn, and Crown Princess Elyssa heed the call to fight for a brighter world, with the dream of the True Queen sustaining them all.
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