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She does not know what awaits her at the enemy's gate.
Elisa
is a hero. She led her people to victory over a terrifying, sorcerous
army. Her place as the country's ruler should be secure. But it isn't.
Her
enemies come at her like ghosts in a dream, from both foreign realms
and within her own court. And her destiny as the chosen one has not yet
been fulfilled.
To conquer the power she bears once and for all,
Elisa must follow the trail ... (more)
Rae Carson (born 1973) is an American fantasy writer.
Her debut novel, The Girl of Fire and Thorns, was published in 2011. It was a finalist for the William C. Morris YA Award and the Andre Norton Award, and it was the winner of the Ohioana Book Award for Young Adult Literature. It was also selected as 2012 Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults by Young Adult Library Services Association. The series was a New York Times bestseller. Her books have also been translated into languages around the world.
She is married to science fiction writer Charles Coleman Finlay.