Lyrical, imaginative, and wholly unique, this New York Instances bestseller with 8 starred reviews is not to be overlooked. Rachel Hartman’s award-winning debut could have you looking at dragons as you’ve never thought them before…

In the kingdom of Goredd, dragons and humans live and work side by side – while below the top, tensions and hostility simmer.

The newest member of the royal court, a uniquely gifted musician named Seraphina, holds a deep secret of her own. One which she about Seraphina guards with all of her being.

When a member of the royal family is brutally murdered, Seraphina is drawn into the analysis alongside the dangerously perceptive-and dashing-Prince Lucien. But mainly because both uncover a sinister storyline to ruin the wavering peacefulness of the kingdom, Seraphina’s struggle to safeguard her secret turns into increasingly challenging… while its finding could mean her extremely life.

‘Will charm to both enthusiasts of Christopher Paolini’s Eragon series and Robin McKinley’s The Hero as well as the Crown.’ -Entertainment Weekly

“[A] lush, intricately plotted dream.” -The Washington Post

‘Beautifully written. Some of the most interesting dragons I’ve read.’

-Christopher Paolini, New York Times bestselling author of Eragon