The Bone Shard Daughter, Andrea Stewart
The Bone Shard Daughter, Andrea Stewart
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The Bone Shard Daughter

Author: Andrea Stewart

Narrator: Natalie Naudus, Feodor Chin, Emily Woo Zeller

Unabridged: 13 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Orbit

Published: 09/08/2020

Synopsis

An emperor fights to reclaim her power and her place on the throne in this "utterly absorbing" fantasy tale of magic, mystery, and revolution (Emily Duncan).

The emperor's reign has lasted for decades, his mastery of bone shard magic powering the animal-like constructs that maintain law and order. But now his rule is failing, and revolution is sweeping across the Empire's many islands.

Lin is the emperor's daughter and spends her days trapped in a palace of locked doors and dark secrets. When her father refuses to recognise her as heir to the throne, she vows to prove her worth by mastering the forbidden art of bone shard magic.

Yet such power carries a great cost, and when the revolution reaches the gates of the palace, Lin must decide how far she is willing to go to claim her birthright - and save her people.

"One of the best debut fantasy novels of the year." —BuzzFeed News

"An amazing start to a new trilogy." —Culturess

"It grabs you by the heart and the throat from the first pages and doesn't let go." —Sarah J. Maas

"Epic fantasy at its most human and heartfelt . . . inventive, adventurous and wonderfully written."  —Alix E. Harrow

"Utterly absorbing. I adored it." —Emily Duncan

"A thoroughly fantastic read." —Kevin Hearne

"Stewart's debut is sharp and compelling. It will hook readers in and make them fiercely anticipate the rest of the series." —Booklist

"Groundbreaking epic fantasy for a new age." —Tasha Suri

"Begins with a spark of intrigue that ignites into a thrilling adventure." —Hafsah Faizal

About Andrea Stewart

Andrea Stewart is the Chinese American daughter of immigrants, and was raised in a number of places across the United States. When her (admittedly ambitious) dreams of becoming a dragon slayer didn't pan out, she instead turned to writing books. She now lives in sunny California.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Petrik on February 02, 2023

I have a Booktube channel now! Subscribe here: [URL not allowed] ARC provided by the publisher—Orbit—in exchange for an honest review. 4.5/5 stars This will most likely be my favorite fantasy debut of 2020. Honestly speaking, The Bone Shard Daughter was not on my radar despite peo......more

Goodreads review by Robin on December 02, 2020

First a caveat. I recieved a free copy of the ARC of this book. I do not know the author. (Is anyone tired of these little caveats? It always seems to me that I should let readers know if I got the book for free, or if I'm best friends with the writer. Anyway, in the interest of honesty, I'll probabl......more

Goodreads review by Nicole on April 18, 2021

This isn’t a review as much as random points summing up my opinion of this book: ✘ Mephi is the star of this book period. ✘ I like the characters but didn’t grow attached to any of them. ✘ I appreciated Ranami and Phalue’s rep especially Phalue’s father not even being disappointed or so on her loving......more

Goodreads review by Melanie on February 23, 2023

Finished Copy Provided by Orbit! this book blew me away. i loved every pov, every storyline, every plot twist, every companion. oh, and i need the next book immediately! <3 Blog | Instagram | Youtube | Ko-fi | Spotify | Twitch......more

Goodreads review by Althea ☾ on May 24, 2022

The character dynamics are so nuanced and the writing is on that fine line of poetic. Fight me. The small shred of what was left of my sanity was used in writing this review. The first line of this book is: “Father told me I’m broken,” …and I was sold. I couldn’t stop reading. some reasons why this might......more

Quotes

"The Bone Shard Daughter is one of the best fantasy novels I've read in a long time. With stunningly intricate world-building that leaps off the page and characters who are so vibrant that you wish they were real, it grabs you by the heart and the throat from the first pages and doesn't let go until long after it's over. This book is truly special."—New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas

"Epic fantasy at its most human and heartfelt, concerned with the real lives caught in the gears of empire and rebellion. Inventive, adventurous, and wonderfully written."—Alix E. Harrow, author of The Ten Thousand Doors of January

"[A] richly told, emotional, action-laced debut...Readers will finish this eager for the follow-up."—Library Journal (starred review)

"[An] action-packed, must-read epic fantasy...One of the best debut fantasy novels of the year."—BuzzFeed News

"A fascinating world with characters who have deep foundations, and who will quickly capture readers' hearts ... Stewart's debut is sharp and compelling. It will hook readers in and make them fiercely anticipate the rest of the series."—Booklist

"[The Bone Shard Daughter] deserves as much attention as it can get."—Locus

"Original and intricately written."—Ms. Magazine

"An absolute stunner of a fantasy debut...Simply awe-inspiring."—FanFiAddict

"Stewart gives us eerie, grungy bone magic that permeates through every layer of a fascinating and dangerous world. Strange monsters--some friendly, most not--unsettling rituals, and a cast of wonderful characters trying to fix a world on the brink of shattering, The Bone Shard Daughter is utterly absorbing. I adored it."—Emily Duncan, NYT bestselling author of Wicked Saints

"There's a bold, ambitious imagination at work here - and this is a world you'll want to linger in."—M. R. Carey, author of The Girl with All the Gifts

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