Empirium trilogy
Author
1) Furyborn
Author
Series
Empirium trilogy volume 1
Lexile measure
HL 710L
Language
English
Description
When assassins ambush her best friend, Rielle Dardenne risks everything to save him, exposing herself as one of a pair of prophesied queens: a queen of light, and a queen of blood. To prove she is the Sun Queen, Rielle must endure seven elemental magic trials. If she fails, she will be executed... unless the trials kill her first. One thousand years later, the legend of Queen Rielle is a fairy tale to Eliana Ferracora. A bounty hunter for the Undying...
2) Kingsbane
Author
Series
Empirium trilogy volume 2
Lexile measure
HL 840L
Language
English
Description
The Gate keeping the angels at bay is falling. To repair it, Rielle Dardenne -- apponted Sun Queen -- must collect the seven hidden castings of the saints. She must also help her prince and love, Audric, protect Celdaria by spying on the angel Corien. Centuries later, Eliana Ferracora grapples with her new reality: She is the Sun Queen, humanity's long-awaited savior. But fear of corruption -- of becoming another Rielle -- keeps Eliana's power dangerous...
3) Lightbringer
Author
Series
Empirium trilogy volume 3
Lexile measure
HL 820L
Language
English
Description
"Queen Rielle, pushed away from everything she loves, turns to Corien and his promises of glory. Meanwhile, whispers from the empirium slowly drive her mad, urging her to open the Gate. Separated from Audric and Ludivine, she embraces the role of Blood Queen and her place by Corien's side, determined to become the monster the world believes her to be. In the future, Eliana arrives in the Empire's capital as a broken shell of herself. Betrayed and...
