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The Bone Shard Daughter: The Drowning Empire Book One
Hardback Published on: 10/09/2020
Price: £12.99
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Bone magic is a hard talent to master....
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 ru... READ MORE
Unique world building and magic system with thought-provoking undertones
On the face of it, Andrea Stewart’s debut novel The Bone Shard Daughter is an escapist’s dream.
We’re transported to an Earthsea-like archipelago of shift... READ MORE
Intricately woven but still so fast-paced
I knew from the end of chapter 1 that this book was going to be brilliant, and it more than delivered. The world-building is rich but never dense, the magi... READ MORE
Synopsis
The Sukai Dynasty has ruled the Phoenix Empire for over a century, their mastery of bone shard magic powering the monstrous constructs that maintain law and order. But now the emperor's rule is failing, and revolution is sweeping across the Empire's many islands.
Lin is the Emperor's daughter, but a mysterious illness has stolen her childhood memories and her status as heir to the empire. Trapped in a palace of locked doors and old secrets, Lin vows to reclaim her birthright by mastering the forbidden art of bone shard magic.
But the mysteries behind such power are dark and deep, and wielding her family's magic carries a great cost. When the revolution reaches the gates of the palace itself, Lin must decide how far she is willing to go to claim her throne - and save her people.
The Bone Shard Daughter is an unmissable fantasy debut for 2020 - a captivating tale of magic, revolution and mystery, where a young woman's sense of identity will make or break an empire.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
- ISBN: 9780356514949
- Number of pages: 448
- Dimensions: 240 x 158 x 38 mm
- Weight: 722g
Customer Reviews
View all4.5 STARS
The Bone Shard Daughter is an exceptionally good fantasy debut. With its imaginative word-building, unique magic and a brilliant cast of characters The Bon... READ MORE
an intriguing and exciting start to a new adult fantasy series
Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart was an intriguing and exciting start to a new adult fantasy series, set in a world controlled by bone shard magic as ... READ MORE
An Empire, a Daughter and a Smuggler
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 ru... READ MORE
Shifting islands, sinister bone magic, revolution - a thrilling read!
Shifting islands, an empire on the brink of revolution and a sinister magic involving shards of human bone… It’s no surprise that this was right up my book... READ MORE
Fire stars
Wow, what a great debut! It is so hard to come up with something new and original in eth fantasy world, and Andrea Stewart's "The Bone Shard Daughter" is a... READ MORE
Compelling and Original
'The Bone Shard Daughter' is brilliantly readable epic fantasy full of original magic and compelling, diverse characters. The different plot arcs pulled me... READ MORE
A fantastically unique fantasy that I can't wait to continue
The Bone Shard Daughter's unique and original concept coupled with diverse and interesting characters makes it a very solid kick off point for a series I c... READ MORE
I was not expecting this book.
I was not expecting this book. It’s had a lot of hype in the past few months so it has been on my radar and I jumped at the chance to request an arc, but I... READ MORE
Thoroughly entertaining
Firstly, I’m not usually a fan of too many narrative perspectives, in this book we see the story through several eyes, written either in the first or third... READ MORE
What a debut!
What a debut! This definitely took me by surprise! To be honest, the cover is what draw me to this book the most and the synopsis sounded interesting enoug... READ MORE
Epic, compelling, and packing some real disturbing genius
Thank you Orbit and Little, Brown Book Group UK for providing this eARC in exchange for an honest review.
Packing wickedly clever plotting and superb worl... READ MORE
Fascinating World
I was kindly given a copy of this by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I really enjoyed this!
The magic system is fantastic and very different ... READ MORE
Worth a look
This book has one of the most interesting magic systems I’ve read: when children are old enough they have part of their skull chipped off and given to the ... READ MORE
Sign me up for the rest of the series
Wow! Just wow! I'm sold. Sign me up for the rest of the series - and anything else that Andrea Stewart writes! "The Bone Shard Daughter" is just amazing. L... READ MORE
A fantasy of a world of magic and islands
A good fantasy creates a world; this fantasy creates an empire of islands and more distinguished by the power of an autocratic Emperor. Much of this engagi... READ MORE
An amazing epic fantasy that heralds a major new talent
‘The Bone Shard Daughter’ by Andrea Stewart is Book 1 in the Drowning Empire series. It is an epic fantasy told from five points of view.
I initially re... READ MORE
A stunning debut
The Bone Shard Daughter is the first in a fabulous new fantasy trilogy from Andrea Stewart. The Phoenix Empire is now ruled by the Sukai Dynasty after they... READ MORE
Ingenious and unique magic system
I do love a fantasy novel where the magical system is well thought out and has consequences and ‘The Bone Shard Daughter’ has this in spades. The magical s... READ MORE
Loved every second of this book
I loved this book from start to finish. The multiple POV set across a beautiful world of brutality, overbearing monarchy and revolution had me gripped with... READ MORE
Brilliant
The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart, the cover design is superbly striking and the story synopsis intriguing that I just had to read this book. Oh b... READ MORE
One of the best adult fantasy books of the year.
*ARC kindly provided to me by Orbit! Thank you so much to them!*
This may be one of my favourite adult fantasy debuts of the year.
The story is expertly ... READ MORE
Brilliant new series
This was a mesmerising book to read, unusual, fascinating and deliciously dark. Through generations, the Bone Shard magic has been passed down through the ... READ MORE
Generous fantasy with room for all
I'm grateful to Nazia at Orbit for an advance copy of The Bone Shard Daughter to consider for review.
Well.
The Bone Shard Daughter has just everything y... READ MORE
Breathtakingly Brilliant Epic Fantasy!
Andrea Stewart’s Epic Fantasy debut is breathtakingly brilliant, blending an imaginative magic system and complex world building, with political intrigues ... READ MORE
YA fantasy with locked doors, dark secrets and nightmares given life
With her debut book, The Bone Shard Daughter, Andrea Stewart shows she’s not afraid to bend and twist the definitions of the young adult fantasy genre. Thi... READ MORE
A Fascinating Introduction To An Intriguing World With Somewhat Macabre Bone Magic
“I was Lin. I was the Emperor’s daughter. And I would show him that even broken daughters could wield power.”
Fantasy is my beloved go to genre and I’ve h... READ MORE
Solid start to promising series
Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for honest review.
An intriguing start to what looks to be an interesting high-fantasy series, with a good s... READ MORE
So Unique!
Bone Shard Daughter has one of the most intriguing magical systems that I've ever read! The world building is fantastic and I was completely immersed withi... READ MORE
Incredible
The Bone Shard Daughter is set in a world where the emperor controls his people through the use of constructs, creatures created from the parts of animals ... READ MORE
Amazing debut
As promised! I went into reading this book with high expectations and on the back of reading several positive reviews. I wasn’t disappointed. The world set... READ MORE
YA with an Adult Edge
I really enjoyed reading this and learning about all the various characters - absolutely loved Mephi and Jovis. The various mysteries unfolded nicely, many... READ MORE
It definitely had a few Westworld like twists with a wonderfully original magic system
A solid four stars.
A greatly interesting original magic system to really keep my interest in reading this - despite a few too many characters to get yo... READ MORE
A great story with an interesting magic system
The Bone Shard Daughter is a wonderful story with a fantastical world and unique magic system.
In The Bone Shard Daughter we meet Lin, daughter of the emp... READ MORE
Fantastic Magic System and a Gripping Silkpunk Story
Synopsis
The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart etches its bone shard magic into a story of rebellion versus duty, unlocking door after door of the iro... READ MORE
The slow pace made for a tedious read
I loved the concept of this book, it’s a weird and wonderful kind of magic that’s been demonstrated throughout this book: power is drawn from bone shards h... READ MORE
Amazing New Fantasy
Well, firstly, when I read the blurb I thought this was really just about our bone shard daughter, Lin, but turns out this has more POVs than I was expecti... READ MORE
Original, Dark, and Completely Addictive
Andrea Stewart delivers a truly unique fantasy with The Bone Shard Daughter. The magic system is unsettling and original, the world-building is rich, and t... READ MORE
The Bone Shard Daughter
The Bone Shard Daughter
Thank you, NetGalley for gifting me this free earc of the bone shard daughter.
The Bone Shard Daughter is the first book in The... READ MORE
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