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An Instant New York Times Bestseller!"One of the biggest new YA fantasies." -- Entertainment Weekly "Empowering." -- BuzzFeedFuryborn, Book 1 of the new Empirium Trilogy from the bestselling author Claire Legrand, is a stunningly original, must-read fantasy that follows two fiercely independent young women, centuries apart, who hold the power to save their world...or doom it.When assassins ambush her best friend, Rielle Dardenne risks everything to save him, exposing herself as one of a pair of prophesied queens: a queen of light, and a queen of blood. To prove she is the Sun Queen, Rielle must endure seven elemental magic trials. If she fails, she will be executed...unless the trials kill her first.One thousand years later, the legend of Queen Rielle is a fairy tale to Eliana Ferracora. A bounty hunter for the Undying Empire, Eliana believes herself untouchable -- until her mother vanishes. To find her, Eliana joins a rebel captain and discovers that the evil at the empire's heart is more terrible than she ever imagined.As Rielle and Eliana fight in a cosmic war that spans millennia, their stories intersect, and the shocking connections between them ultimately determine the fate of their world -- and of each other.Furyborn (The Empirium Trilogy) is perfect for readers who love dark fantasies about young warrior women like Seafire, Ash Princess, Sky in the Deep, and Children of Blood and Bone.Additional Praise for Furyborn:An Amazon Best Book of the MonthA BuzzFeed Most Anticipated Title of Spring 2018A Goodreads Most Anticipated Title of Spring 2018A Bustle Most Anticipated Title of Spring 2018"A must-read." -- Refinery29"A series to watch." -- Paste magazine"Visionary." -- Bustle magazine