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The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson book only (Illumicrate 'Rival Realms' Exclusive)

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About the product

The Sunday Times bestseller from an electrifying new voice in epic fantasy - a masterfully woven tale of imperial intrigue, cutthroat competition, and one scholar's quest to uncover the truth. . .

From an electrifying new voice in epic fantasy comes The Raven Scholar, a masterfully woven and playfully inventive tale of imperial intrigue, cutthroat competition, and one scholar’s quest to uncover the truth.

Let us fly now to the empire of Orrun, where after twenty-four years of peace, Bersun the Brusque must end his reign. In the dizzying heat of mid-summer, seven contenders compete to replace him. They are exceptional warriors, thinkers, strategists—the best of the best.

Then one of them is murdered.

It falls to Neema Kraa, the emperor’s brilliant, idiosyncratic High Scholar, to find the killer before the trials end. To do so, she must untangle a web of deadly secrets that stretches back generations, all while competing against six warriors with their own dark histories and fierce ambitions. Neema believes she is alone. But we are here to help; all she has to do is let us in.

If she succeeds, she will win the throne. If she fails, death awaits her. But we won’t let that happen.

We are the Raven, and we are magnificent.

Our Illumicrate Exclusive edition is a Royal hardback and features:

  • An exclusive redesigned cover (by @tomrobertsillustration)
  • Full colour art and foil on the hardback (by @c.e.illo)
  • Digitally printed edges (by @chattynora)
  • Illustrated endpapers (by @zookie_art); different front and back
  • Adult fantasy; first in a trilogy
  • M/F romance (main); POC main character; POC side characters

Photos by @bookwormgram

"The Raven Scholar is a labyrinth of a book - vast and intricate, full of fiendish twists and clever traps - with a deeply human heart at its centre. It's thrilling, romantic, often tragic, and always funny; I'm obsessed." ― Alix E. Harrow

Tropes for The Raven Scholar include: deadly trials, complex world building, political intrigue

About the Author

Antonia Hodgson is the author of the bestselling Thomas Hawkins historical crime series, and a former publisher. Her debut novel, The Devil in the Marshalsea, won the CWA Historical Dagger. She has also been shortlisted for several prestigious prizes including the Theakston’s Crime Novel of the Year, and her books have been chosen for both the Richard & Judy and Waterstones book clubs. Antonia was born and grew up in Derby and lives in London

Content warnings for The Raven Scholar

  • Content Warning

    • Blood
    • Death
    • Injury description
    • Murder
    • Violence
    • Death of a loved one
    • (Threats of torture)
    • Scarring and burn scars
    • Anger
    • Bullying
    • Consensual sex
    • Alcohol
    • Drugging
    • Consensual sex
    • Swearing

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