The kingdom in the Valley has long sheltered beneath the protection of its Jewels and Lapidaries, individuals bound to singing gemstones with the energy to reshape hills, move rivers, and warp minds. That power has kept the serenity and tranquility, and the kingdom offers flourished.

Jewel Lin and her Lapidary Sima could be the last to take pleasure from that peace.

The Jeweled Courtroom has been betrayed. As screaming raiders sweep down from your mountains, and Lapidary servants shatter beneath the pressure, the last about The Jewel and Her Lapidary princess from the Valley must summon up a strength she’s by no means known. If she can suppose her royal dignity, and if Sima can master the most dangerous gemstone in the property, they might be able to survive.

Compliment FOR THE JEWEL AND HER LAPIDARY AND FRAN WILDE

“The Jewel and Her Lapidary is usually a splendid tale of courage and transformation in a global as exquisite as Wilde’s prose. You’ll be utterly entranced.”

— Ken Liu, Hugo, Nebula, and Globe Fantasy Award winner and author of The Elegance of Kings

“Extraordinary world-building and cascading degrees of intrigue help to make Wilde’s debut dream book soar.”

–Publishers Regular on Updraft