Beneath the Keep

<p><b>The much-anticipated stand-alone prequel to the bestselling <i>Queen of the Tearling</i> trilogy . . . </b><br><b>A decadent kingdom . . . a descent into darkness . . . alliances forged under fire . . . a prophecy that will change the course of history . . . </b><br><br>'A suspenseful, multi-layered tale' <b>Cassandra Clare </b>'A must-read for fans of the Tearling!' <b>Helene Wecker </b> 'Dark and timely' <b>Kim Harrison </b><br><br>The Tearling has reverted to feudalism, a far cry from the utopia it was founded to be. As the gap between rich and poor widens and famine threatens the land, sparking unrest, rumours of a prophecy begin to spread: a great hope, a True Queen who will rise up and save the kingdom.<br><br>But rumours will not help Lazarus, a man raised to kill in the brutal clandestine underworld of the Creche, nor Aislinn, a farm girl who must reckon with her own role in the growing rebellion. <br><br>And in the Keep, the crown princess, Elyssa, finds herself torn between duty to the throne and the lure of a group of fierce idealists who promise radical change. But Elyssa must choose quickly, before a nefarious witch and her shadowy master use dark magic to decide for her. <br><br>It is only a matter of time before all three will be called into the service of something bigger than they have ever imagined: the fight for a better world.</p>\n\n<p><b>The much-anticipated stand-alone prequel to the bestselling <i>Queen of the Tearling</i> trilogy . . . </b><br><b>A decadent kingdom . . . a descent into darkness . . . alliances forged under fire . . . a prophecy that will change the course of history . . . </b><br><br>'A suspenseful, multi-layered tale' <b>Cassandra Clare </b>'A must-read for fans of the Tearling!' <b>Helene Wecker </b> 'Dark and timely' <b>Kim Harrison </b><br><br>The Tearling has reverted to feudalism, a far cry from the utopia it was founded to be. As the gap between rich and poor widens and famine threatens the land, sparking unrest, rumours of a prophecy begin to spread: a great hope, a True Queen who will rise up and save the kingdom.<br><br>But rumours will not help Lazarus, a man raised to kill in the brutal clandestine underworld of the Creche, nor Aislinn, a farm girl who must reckon with her own role in the growing rebellion. <br><br>And in the Keep, the crown princess, Elyssa, finds herself torn between duty to the throne and the lure of a group of fierce idealists who promise radical change. But Elyssa must choose quickly, before a nefarious witch and her shadowy master use dark magic to decide for her. <br><br>It is only a matter of time before all three will be called into the service of something bigger than they have ever imagined: the fight for a better world.</p>