Title: Blood Heir
Author: Amélie Wen Zhao
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Published: 19th November 2019
Pages: 464 pages
This hot debut is the
first book in an epic new series about a princess hiding a dark secret
and the con man she must trust to clear her name for her father's
murder.
In the Cyrilian Empire, Affinites are reviled.
Their varied gifts to control the world around them are
unnatural—dangerous. And Anastacya Mikhailov, the crown princess, has a
terrifying secret. Her deadly Affinity to blood is her curse and the
reason she has lived her life hidden behind palace walls.
When
Ana’s father, the emperor, is murdered, her world is shattered. Framed
as his killer, Ana must flee the palace to save her life. And to clear
her name, she must find her father’s murderer on her own. But the
Cyrilia beyond the palace walls is far different from the one she
thought she knew. Corruption rules the land, and a greater conspiracy is
at work—one that threatens the very balance of her world. And there is
only one person corrupt enough to help Ana get to its core: Ramson
Quicktongue.
A cunning crime lord of the Cyrilian underworld,
Ramson has sinister plans—though he might have met his match in Ana.
Because in this story, the princess might be the most dangerous player
of all.