{"product_id":"the-empire-of-dreams-isbn-9780062691903","title":"The Empire of Dreams","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Action, adventure, betrayal, and poison add up to a winner.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York Times–\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ebestselling\u003cbr\u003eauthor Rae Carson makes a triumphant return to the world of her award-winning\u003cbr\u003eGirl of Fire and Thorns trilogy in this extraordinary stand-alone novel. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFans of\u003cbr\u003eLeigh Bardugo, Kendare Blake, and Tomi Adeyemi won’t want to put this book\u003cbr\u003edown.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRed Sparkle\u003cbr\u003eStone is a foundling orphan with an odd name, a veiled past, and a mark of\u003cbr\u003emagic in her hair. But finally—after years and years of running, of\u003cbr\u003efighting—she is about to be adopted into the royal family by Empress Elisa\u003cbr\u003eherself. She’ll have a home, a family. Sixteen-year-old Red can hardly believe\u003cbr\u003eher luck. Then, in a stunning political masterstroke, the empress’s greatest\u003cbr\u003erival blocks the adoption, and everything Red has worked for crumbles before\u003cbr\u003eher eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Red\u003cbr\u003eis not about to let herself or the empress become a target again. Determined to\u003cbr\u003eprove her worth and protect her chosen family, she joins the Royal Guard, the\u003cbr\u003eworld’s most elite fighting force. It’s no coincidence that someone wanted her\u003cbr\u003eto fail as a princess, though. Someone whose shadowy agenda puts everything—and\u003cbr\u003eevery\u003cem\u003eone\u003c\/em\u003e—she loves at risk. As danger\u003cbr\u003ecloses in, it will be up to Red to save the empire. If she can survive\u003cbr\u003erecruitment year—something no woman has ever done before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew\u003cbr\u003eYork Times\u003c\/em\u003e–bestselling author Rae Carson\u003cbr\u003ereturns to the world of \u003cem\u003eThe Girl of Fire and Thorns\u003c\/em\u003e in this\u003cbr\u003eaction-packed fantasy-adventure starring an iconic heroine who fights for her\u003cbr\u003efamily and her friends, and for a place where she will belong.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Carson returns to her Girl of Fire and Thorns world. . . . This novel develops a taut, self-contained, political mystery within the confined quarters of the Guard and the palace, with a few chapters set in the past showing Red's harrowing, traumatic history. . . . A rewarding stand-alone novel with effortless plotting and deft characterizations.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Rousing . . . Red’s a strong, forthright, and feisty young woman . . . An exciting, satisfying read that will appeal to lovers of \u003cem\u003eThe Girl of Fire and Thorns.\"\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Carson creates a worthy and sympathetic hero in Red . . . Action, adventure, betrayal, and poison add up to a winner of a companion novel to be read alongside or after the [Girl of Fire and Thorns] series.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Set in the world of \u003cem\u003eThe Girl of Fire and Thorns\u003c\/em\u003e, this engrossing fantasy follows two threads about protagonist Red. . . . Carson gives appropriate attention to the awkward moments encountered by the first female recruit in an elite fighting squad, but Red earns her place with talents and choices that will resonate with readers no matter their gender.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Red is a realistically complex heroine, and her journey to belonging and healing feels genuinely depicted. . . . Rendered with nuance and care.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Fans will rejoice. . . . Carson effortlessly brings readers into her familiar, already well-developed world and its mangled politics, imparting a Tamora Pierce-esque flair to Red’s journey as she overcomes the obstacles that come with being an outsider.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children’s Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greenwillow Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888922390757,"sku":"NP9780062691903","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062691903.jpg?v=1730230107","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-empire-of-dreams-isbn-9780062691903","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}