From birth to eleven years old, this is a rare glimpse of the queens' lives.before they were at stake. Its also the story of the day they were torn apart and the immediate years that followed before the opening of Three Dark Crowns. It's also the story of the day they were torn apart, and the several years that follow. The Young Queens is the story of the three queens when they were born, before they were separated - it gives a short glimpse of the time when they all lived together, loved each other and protected one another. Even as children, their personalities were starting to emerge-Mirabella was the responsible eldest Arsinoe, the wild spitfire and Katharine, the obedient youngest. This is the story of the three queens-after they were born, before they were separated, during the time when they all lived together, loved each other, and protected each other. And they weren't always afraid of being unexpectedly attacked-by one of their own sisters, no less-in a way that could cost them their last breath. They weren't always surrounded by rival foster families, each swearing to have their best interests at heart. Mirabella, Arsinoe, and Katharine weren't always scheming to murder each other. It's a pre-crown lowdown of Fennbirn's ruling class.

This is her story.Summary: In this must-read prequel to Kendare Blake's New York Times bestselling Three Dark Crowns, the queens' origin story is revealed. Or at least, that is how the tale is told. She was overcome by paranoia and false visions, driven past the brink by the phantom thoughts of others in her head, so she set upon the capital with bloody ruin, murdering whole houses, whole family lines, without trial. This is the tale of the last sight-gift queen to be allowed to live. It is a harsh sentence, but necessary, for it is well-known that in a queen the sight gift will run strong. This had been the practice for hundreds of years, so long that few were even born any more, as if the Goddess knew it would be a waste. The Oracle Queen - historically, baby queens born with the sight gift were drowned.

It's also the story of the day they were torn apart and the immediate years that followed before the opening of Three Dark Crowns. The Young Queens is the story of the three queens when they were born, before they were separated - it gives a short glimpse of the time when they all lived together, loved each other and protected one another. The Queens of Fennbirn contains two gripping stories from the New York Times bestselling Three Dark Crowns universe, written by Kendare Blake.

The Young Queens by Kendare Blake