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#4 on The Fantasy Inn's Best Reads of 2017A mass murderer's daughter, abandoned wife, and Queen of a divided land: the perfect catalyst for war. Now she must stop the ruin she helped create, but how do you fight what you are fated to fail?"I murdered a man and made my husband leave the night before they crowned me." Born under the crumbling towers of Oren-yaro, Queen Talyien's life unfolded like a storybook. The shining jewel and legacy of the bloody War of the Wolves that nearly tore her nation apart, her marriage to Rayyel, the son of her father's rival, spoke of peaceful days to come.But all storybooks must end. Rayyel's sudden departure before their reign began created fractures that left the land as divided as ever.Years later, Talyien receives a message from Rayyel, urging her to meet with him across the sea.