Synopsis
Filled with heartbreak, redemption, dark magic and bloodthirsty vampires, The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King is the stunning second book in the Crowns of Nyaxia series by Carissa Broadbent.
Love is a sacrifice at the altar of power.In the wake of the bloody tournament known as the Kejari, Oraya is now a prisoner in her own kingdom and grieving the only family she ever had. She’s left with only one certainty: she cannot trust anyone, least of all Raihn, the vampire who betrayed her.
The House of Night, too, is surrounded by enemies. Raihn’s own nobles are none too eager to accept a Turned king, especially one who was once a slave. And the House of Blood has dug their claws into the kingdom, threatening to tear it apart from the inside. When Raihn offers Oraya a secret alliance, taking the deal is her only chance at reclaiming her kingdom – and seeking her revenge against the lover who betrayed her. But to do so, she’ll need to harness an ancient power, intertwined with her father’s greatest secrets.
With enemies closing in on all sides, Oraya finds herself forced to choose between the bloody reality of seizing power – and the devastating love that could be her downfall . . .
The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King is a compulsive dark fantasy from Carissa Broadbent, and sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Serpent and the Wings of Night. Continue the series with The Songbird & the Heart of Stone, the third book in the addictive romantasy series.
*This hardback edition of the bestselling The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King features original case art, a detailed map and a never-before-seen bonus chapter*
Readers are obsessed with the Crowns of Nyaxia series . . .
‘A fantasy emotional rollercoaster’
‘Epic, beautiful, heartbreaking, soul-fixing story’
‘A must-read’
‘Believe the hype’
The Serpent and the Wings of Night, the first book in Crowns of Nyaxia series, was an instant No. 9 New York Times bestseller and USA Today bestseller on 06/12/23. Its sequel, The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King, was an instant No. 5 New York Times bestseller and No. 9 USA Today bestseller on 04/06/2024.
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06 June 2024
9781035040964Reviews
Broadbent builds realistic and gripping tension as Raihn and Oraya navigate the roles of rivals, lovers and potentially co-rulers . . . There’s plenty here to sink one’s teeth intoPublishers Weekly
Morally grey men, vampires who bite, and a heroine who bites back twice as hard . . . Smoldering with heat, Broadbent leaves us begging for more in the best way!K. A. Linde, No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Wren in the Holly Library on The Serpent and the Wings of Night
An addictive enemies-to-lovers romance . . . Fans of dark romantasy won’t want to miss thisPublishers Weekly, Starred Review on The Serpent and the Wings of Night
Carissa Broadbent's The Serpent & the Wings of Night has all the fun of A Court of Thorns and Roses, but it will also appeal to Twilight fans because vampires are at the centre of the novelInsider on The Serpent and the Wings of Night
