Legrand, Clarie.

FURYBORN

Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Fire, 2018.
IL YA

ISBN 9781492675327

The first book in the Empirium trilogy alternates between two stories, set a thousand years apart,about two women, the savior Sun Queen and the destructive Blood Queen, who will impact thefate of the Aritas empire.  The story opens when Rielle, who wields elemental magic, is forced to undergo seven trials to discover her true identity as the Sun Queen and ascend the Empire’s throne.  A thousand years later Eliana, a bounty hunter, joins the rebels who are fighting the Empire.  The stories of magic, angels and saints in Rielle's era are thought to be myths in Eliana's.  However, when her mother disappears, Eliana attempts to rescue her and gets embroiled in a cosmic battle that has been ongoing since Rielle's reign.  There is a great deal of world building in this introduction to the trilogy, but the two stories are cleverly interwoven and fast-paced once each heroine begins her quest. (The Empirium Trilogy #1) ((Colorado Blue Spruce Award, Booktalk by Sharon Nehls.)