“The ruthless, remarkable world you’ve been waiting for.”
—CHLOE GONG, #1 New York Times-Bestselling author of These Violent Delights
“A twisty, dark academia fantasy…I was hooked from the very first page and didn't put it down until the very last.”
—MARIE LU, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Skyhunter
Anabelle Gage is trapped in a male body, and it’s rotting from the inside out.
In Caimor, where the magical elite buy and swap designer bodies like clothes, Ana can’t afford to escape her tattered form. When she fails the entrance exam to the prestigious Paragon Academy, her last hope of earning a new body implodes. As the clock ticks down to her last breath, she’s forced to use her illusion magic to steal a healthy chassis―before her own kills her.
But Ana is caught by none other than the headmaster of Paragon Academy, who poses a brutal ultimatum: face execution for her crime or become a mercenary at his command. Revolt brews in Caimor's smog-choked underworld, and the wealthy and powerful will stop at nothing to take down the rebels and the infamous dark witch at their helm, the Black Wraith.
With no choice but to accept, Ana will steal, fight, and kill her way to salvation. But her survival depends on a dangerous band of renegades: an impulsive assassin, a brooding bombmaker, and an alluring exile who might just spell her ruin. As Ana is drawn into a tangled web of secrets, the line between villain and hero shatters―and Ana must decide which side is worth dying for.
For fans of Leigh Bardugo, Brandon Sanderson, Lev Grossman, and R.F. Kuang.
Praise
“The ruthless, remarkable world you’ve been waiting for. Queen of Faces is enthralling in its magic and ensnaring with its unique take. Nothing is as it seems, and the deft subversion strikes true each time.”
—CHLOE GONG, #1 New York Times-Bestselling author of These Violent Delights
“A twisty, dark academia fantasy full of heart, with rich worldbuilding and a heroine whom you want to succeed in every way. I was hooked from the very first page and didn't put it down until the very last..”
—MARIE LU, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Skyhunter
“This book destroyed me. I want seconds.”
—YOON HA LEE, Hugo Award finalist and New York Times-bestselling author of Ninefox Gambit
Petra Lord is a biracial trans author. She has a BFA in TV Writing from New York University, which she uses to recommend TV shows to her parents and predict the endings of movies.
She's currently based in Los Angeles, where she feeds her dual addictions to hot pot and Korean barbecue and sustains herself off videos of her cat. Queen of Faces is her debut novel.
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