The Nightblood Prince: A Good Morning America YA Book Club Pick
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Publisher Description
Two kingdoms on the brink of battle. One prophesied empress to unite them, who finds herself caught between two princes, and the fact that love alone may not stop the coming war. A thrilling young adult romantasy from the bestselling author of To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods.
"Beautifully written and brimming with defiance."
—Xiran Jay Zhao, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Iron Widow
Two princes. One prophecy. A fate she cannot outrun.
The night Fei was born, a prophecy was made: she would one day become the Empress of All Empresses.
Torn from her family as a child and raised in the palace to one day marry the Crown Prince of the most powerful empire in the land, Fei has only ever known loneliness. When the opportunity arises to seize her own destiny for the first time in her life, Fei sets out to hunt a legendary tiger, knowing it might cost her everything. What she doesn’t expect is to fall under the mercy of Yexue, the beautiful runaway prince from a rival kingdom. Blessed by the night, harboring a dangerous magic, and capable of commanding an army of deadly vampires, Yexue could be the key to Fei gaining more than just her freedom.
But to outrun destiny, Fei must spark a wave of events that will change the world as she knows it. Torn between two princes and plagued by nightmares of bloodshed, she finds that the stars might be more inescapable—and more irresistible—than she ever considered before. . . .
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this beguiling series launch from Chang (To Gaze upon Wicked Gods), two princes from warring kingdoms and one prophesied empress grapple with destiny in an intricately described alternate ancient China. After Lifeng Fei is born on an auspicious night bearing the mythical phoenix's mark, the enigmatic Stargazer foretells that she will unite the divided continent. She is raised alongside her betrothed, Crown Prince Siwang, in the palace of Rong. But even with all the riches she could ever want and a devoted fiancé, lonely Fei longs to forge her own path. She is simultaneously plagued by nightmarish visions that compel her to challenge fate. After seizing an opportunity to break her betrothal and flee the palace, Fei encounters beautiful and dangerous Lan Yexue, the runaway prince of Rong's rival kingdom, the Empire of Lan, who harbors a dangerous secret—he possesses vampiric powers that could alter the course of the coming war. Moreover, Yexue's arrival reveals a new, darker side of Siwang that leaves Fei torn. Evenly paced prose and swoonworthy relationship dynamics explore themes of gender roles and fate, culminating in an exciting new take on supernatural romantasy. Ages 14–up.
Customer Reviews
Lost it
This was such a good story up until the end. I was disappointed at the rather antsy ending.