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Booktalk #1 On the island of Fennbirn, every generation brings with it a set of female triplets, all equal heirs to the throne, and each with her own magical abilities. Mirabella can spark flames or conjure up storms. Katherine can ingest poison without fear of death. Arsinoe has control over all natural elements like plants and animals. The three sisters must fight to prove who is most worthy of being crowned queen, so who is the strongest and who will perish and at the hands of her own sister? (Florida Teens Read (FTR) 2017-2018) Booktalk #2 Normally, becoming the King or Queen involves simply being the first born to the current Queen or King, right? But in Fennbirn, there are always triplets born, all queens. All are eligible to be the Queen Crowned and all are possessors of specific magic. Katharine is a poisoner who can ingest and make poisons, Arsinoe is a naturalist who is in concert with plants and animals, and Mirabella is an elemental who can call up fierce storms or fire. When these sisters are very young, they are taken away from each other and raised by the political party in charge of these different magics. The night the sisters turn sixteen, they will begin the fight for the crown. The last queen standing, yes, it is a fight to the death, will be Queen Crowned and the political party that girl belongs to will rule Fennbirn. Political intrigue and the individual sisters lives right before they are sixteen is the focus of this first book in a four book series. Three Dark Crowns 1 (Colorado Blue Spruce Award, Booktalk by Sharon Nehls.) |
| SUBJECTS: Fantasy fiction. Inheritance and succession -- Fiction. Magic -- Fiction. Sisters -- Fiction. Triplets -- Fiction. |
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