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Kelsea raleigh has been hiding her whole life, but on her nineteenth birthday, it was finally her time to claim her rightful place as the queen of the tearling. The queen of the tearling by erika johansen, first edition. The queen of the tearling introduces readers to a world as fully imagined and terrifying as that of the hunger games, with characters as vivid and intriguing as those of the game of thrones, and a wholly original heroine. The novel series written by erika johansen comprises of two novels published in the years 2014 and 2015. The queen of the tearling is a fantasy novel by erika johansen, which was. As she has come into her own as the queen of the tearling, the headstrong, visionary leader has also transformed her realm. Plain and serious, a girl who loves books and learning, kelsea bears little resemblance to her mother, the vain and frivolous queen elyssa. The queen of the tearling i loved this book and hope the second and third books of this trilogy come out soon. Bernard cornwell, new york times bestselling author of the pagan lord the queen of the tearling is destined to be a. The first novel of the series was published with the same title, the queen of the tearling by the harper publications. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the invasion of the tearling.
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