When women and girls start to mysteriously vanish, Eliana suspects that the rebel group known as Red Crown is behind it all. This mysterious power is an asset given that she is a bounty hunter for the Undying Empire, a ruthless dictatorship that's taken over almost every kingdom. Cuts and bruises heal in the blink of an eye and even falling off a roof leaves not a scratch. She keeps a powerful secret: she is nigh invulnerable.

Over 1,000 years in the future lives a young women named Eliana Ferracora. If she fails, she will be executed- if she can even survive the trials first. If she passes all of the trials, she will be deemed the Sun Queen, savior of the land. Questioning her intentions and control, the King of Celdaria gives Rielle an ultimatum: she must face seven trials that will test her powers and morality. Without hesitation, she reveals her multielemental status, managing to save him but killing over a dozen innocent racers in the process. During the race, a group of assassins ambushes Prince Audric, her close friend and crush. This works for eighteen years until Rielle sneaks herself into the annual horse race. In an effort to keep her safe from such scrutiny, he forces Rielle to keep her powers hidden, only letting the most trusted individuals know. For all her father knows, Rielle could be either. A prophecy foretells of their arrival but it doesn't specify which Queen will appear first. There are just two people who are said to possess such power: a Queen of light and renewal and a Queen of death and destruction. In a world where people can control only one element, Rielle Dardenne can control all seven. The Empirium Trilogy is a series of young adult fantasy novels written by Claire Legrand.

Humans aren’t all goodness or all badness, and reducing Rielle to this choice- presenting her with two impossible and inhuman extremes- is a terrible cruelty, and it will be our undoing.' My first book, The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls, was published several years later, in 2012.'The prophecy, this talk of a Sun Queen and a Blood Queen. Two years into my musical studies in college, I decided to leave music behind and pursue writing exclusively. It wasn’t until I got the idea for the Empirium Trilogy right after high school that I changed my mind once more and started thinking about pursuing writing seriously. I wanted to become a professional orchestral trumpet player instead of a writer. I wrote my first book in third grade and kept writing off and on during middle school and high school, but when I joined the band in middle school, my goal in life changed. Stories are how I have always understood and learned about the world, whether they were in musical or literary or cinematic form, so it feels inevitable that I’d end up doing this for a living eventually. What made you decide to be a writer? How long have you been writing?įor as long as I can remember, I’ve loved listening to music and making up stories.

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