The True Queen, Zen Cho
The True Queen, Zen Cho
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The True Queen

Author: Zen Cho

Narrator: Jenny Sterlin

Unabridged: 12 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/12/2019


Synopsis

One of NPR’s 50 Favorite Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books of the Past Decade

In the follow-up to the “delightful” Regency fantasy novel (NPR.org) Sorcerer to the Crown, a young woman with no memories of her past finds herself embroiled in dangerous politics in England and the land of the fae.

When sisters Muna and Sakti wake up on the peaceful beach of the island of Janda Baik, they can’t remember anything, except that they are bound as only sisters can be. They have been cursed by an unknown enchanter, and slowly Sakti starts to fade away. The only hope of saving her is to go to distant Britain, where the Sorceress Royal has established an academy to train women in magic.

If Muna is to save her sister, she must learn to navigate high society, and trick the English magicians into believing she is a magical prodigy. As she’s drawn into their intrigues, she must uncover the secrets of her past, and journey into a world with more magic than she had ever dreamed.

“Cho continues to confront class and gender roles in an alternate Regency England while showcasing entertaining prose and characters. A delightful historical-fantasy novel that will capture readers in its layered story line.”—Booklist

About Zen Cho

Zen Cho is the author of the Sorcerer to the Crown novels, Black Water Sister and various shorter fiction. Her work has won the Hugo, Crawford and British Fantasy Awards, and the LA Times Ray Bradbury Prize, as well as being shortlisted for the World Fantasy, Lambda, Locus and Astounding Awards. Born and raised in Malaysia, Zen now lives in the UK.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Miranda

2.5 starsShe drew in a terrified breath, but before she could scream, she was plunged into darkness.She drew in a terrified breath, but before she could scream, she was plunged into darkness.Muna, and her sister Sakti, awake on a beach in Janda Baik, an isolated island steeped in magic.......more

Goodreads review by Gary

When an author is building a sequel, the path of least resistance is to figure out what the reader wants (or thinks they want) and give it to them. The better option, though, is to write the book readers didn’t know they wanted. That’s what Zen Cho delivers in The True Queen, the standalone sequel t......more

Goodreads review by Magrat

DEFINICIÓN DE LUGAR FELIZ. La verdad, me parece mal que en todos esos listados de libros de cozy fantasy en los que salen los mismos 4 libros siempre jamás salga 'La reina legítima', que en mi opinión es el libro más entrañable y cozy que te puedes echar a la cara xD Secuela de 'El hechicero de la Cor......more

| | blog | tumblr | ko-fi | | 4 ½ stars Now, this is what I call a great companion novel. “Relations are a terrible burden to a girl with magical ability.” It's not easy to describe this series. A mad fantasy romp? A fantasy of manners? A pastiche of 19th-century literature? I strongly recommend rea......more

Goodreads review by S.A.

I was fortunate to get an early copy of this book and tore through it this week. What a delightful, fun fantasy about sisterhood! Thoroughly recommended; I loved getting to return to the this world.......more