

Facing assassins, outlaws and treachery at every turn, Kelsea must conquer her own doubts about herself in order to reach the capital and face the horrors that await her there. More alarming is Mortmesne’s sinister ruler, known only as the Red Queen, who will do anything to stop Kelsea from taking the Tearling throne. The Tearling is in chaos, poorly ruled by Kelsea’s uncle and heavily controlled by the neighboring country of Mortmesne. Raised in secrecy after the death of her mother, Kelsea’s isolation ends on her 19 th birthday with the arrival of the Queen’s Guard-soldiers sent to protect and escort her to the capital city.

Kelsea Raleigh has prepared for her future as Queen of the Tearling her whole life.
