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The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King

By Carissa Broadbent
Series: Crowns of Nyaxia
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The Hunger Games meets vampires in the stunning second book in the Crowns of Nyaxia series by Carissa Broadbent, sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Serpent and the Wings of Night. Love is a sacrifice at the altar of power. In the wake of... Read More
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The Hunger Games with vampires – The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King is book two in the Crowns of Nyaxia series from TikTok sensation Carissa Broadbent, perfect for fans of From Blood and Ash and A Court of Thorns and Roses.

Love is a sacrifice at the altar of power.

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The Hunger Games meets vampires in the stunning second book in the Crowns of Nyaxia series by Carissa Broadbent, sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Serpent and the Wings of Night.

Love is a sacrifice at the altar of power.

In the wake of the bloody tournament known as the Kejari, Oraya is now a prisoner in her own kingdom and grieving the only family she ever had. She's left with only one certainty: she cannot trust anyone, least of all Raihn, the vampire who betrayed her.

The House of Night, too, is surrounded by enemies. Raihn's own nobles are none too eager to accept a Turned king, especially one who was once a slave. And the House of Blood has dug their claws into the kingdom, threatening to tear it apart from the inside. When Raihn offers Oraya a secret alliance, taking the deal is her only chance at reclaiming her kingdom—and seeking her revenge against the lover who betrayed her. But to do so, she'll need to harness an ancient power, intertwined with her father's greatest secrets.

With enemies closing in on all sides, Oraya finds herself forced to choose between the bloody reality of seizing power—and the devastating love that could be her downfall...

Filled with heartbreak, redemption, dark magic and bloodthirsty intrigue, The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King is a compulsive dark fantasy from Carissa Broadbent. Continue the series with The Songbird & the Heart of Stone, the third book in the addictive romantasy series.

The Serpent and the Wings of Night was an instant No. 9 New York Times bestseller and USA Today bestseller on 06/12/23.

Series: Crowns of Nyaxia

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    The Fallen and the Kiss of Dusk
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  • The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King
    The Hunger Games meets vampires in the stunning second book in the Crowns of Nyaxia series by Carissa Broadbent, sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Serpent and the Wings of Night. Love is a sacrifice at the altar of power. In the wake of the bloody tournament known as the Kejari, Oraya is now a prisoner in her...
    By Carissa Broadbent
    Paperback
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  • Six Scorched Roses
    Set in the same stunningly epic world as The Serpent and the Wings of Night, Carissa Broadbent's Six Scorched Roses is a short romantasy novel inspired by Beauty and the Beast. Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Jennifer L. Armentrout, and readers who love dark, romantic tales with bite. Six roses. Six vials of blood. Six visits to...
    By Carissa Broadbent
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781035040988

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 November 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Tor Bramble

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 512g

Pages: 768

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About the Author

Carissa Broadbent has been concerning teachers and parents with mercilessly grim tales since she was roughly nine years old. Since then, her stories have gotten (slightly) less depressing and (hopefully a lot?) more readable. Today, she writes novels that blend epic fantasy plots with a heaping dose of romance. She lives with her husband, her son, one very badly behaved rabbit and one perpetually sceptical cat in Rhode Island.

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