The Gilded Crown: A Raven's Trade Novel

The Witch's Heart meets The Foxglove King in this spellbinding dark fantasy debut about a young woman with the extraordinary power of necromancy, and the ill-fated princess whose life she is determined to save, no matter the cost.

The first time Hellevir visited Death, she was ten years old...

Since she was a little girl, Hellevir has been able to raise the dead. Every creature can be saved for a price, a price demanded by the shrouded figure who rules the afterlife, who takes a little more from Hellevir with each soul she resurrects.

Such a gift can rarely remain a secret. When Princess Sullivain, sole heir to the kingdom's throne, is assassinated, the Queen summons Hellevir to demand she bring her granddaughter back to life. But once is not enough; the killers might strike again. The Princess's death would cause a civil war, so the Queen commands that Hellevir remain by her side.

But Sullivain is no easy woman to be bound to, even as Hellevir begins to fall in love with her. With the threat of war looming, Hellevir must trade more and more of herself to keep the Princess alive.

But Death will always take what he is owed.

Author: Marianne Gordon
Publisher: Harper Voyager
Published: 07/02/2024
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 7.98h x 5.32w x 0.96d
ISBN: 9780063248779

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 02/01/2024 pg. 59
Publishers Weekly 04/01/2024
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2024
Booklist 06/01/2024 pg. 49
BookPage 07/01/2024

About the Author
Gordon, Marianne: -

Marianne Gordon is the author of the Raven's Trade duology. She is a dark fantasy writer living with her partner and cat in Edinburgh. When she's not reading or writing, she enjoys riding around the countryside on her motorbike (nicknamed Beastie).