The Unwilling
A dazzling epic fantasy duology for readers of Samantha Shannon and Leigh Bardugo
Author: Kelly Braffet Series: The Barrier Lands
An epic tale of greed and ambition, cruelty and love, this deeply immersive novel is about bowing to traditions and burning them down.
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An epic tale of greed and ambition, cruelty and love, this deeply immersive novel is about bowing to traditions and burning them down.
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'Fantasy at its most sublime' ERIN MORGENSTERN
'Ingenious . . . Kelly Braffet is a marvel' KELLY LINKPerfect for fans of Samantha Shannon, Leigh Bardugo and Sarah J. Maas.She has no name and no history, but she has a power greater than the Empire has ever known.Judah is an orphaned girl with a secret gift, born at the gates of Highfall castle. Raised alongside Gavin, heir to Lord Elban's empire, the two share a bond - one that is key to Judah's survival and destined to be Judah's undoing.Elban - as mighty as he is cruel and greedy - plans to use Judah as a pawn to amass greater control. He will stop at nothing to get what he wants.But beyond the castle walls, a magus, a healer with his own powerful force, has arrived from the provinces. He, too, has designs on the realm, and at the heart of his plans lies Judah...The girl who started life with no name and no history will soon discover her own strength. She does not have to be given power: she can just take it.*Readers are obsessed with The Unwilling:'Clever, beautiful, unexpected'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Reminds me of Six of Crows. Gritty, real and full of imperfectly amazing characters'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I could stay with these characters a very long time'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Brilliantly executed. The Unwilling is about sharing joy, and sensing fear and cruelty, and caring beyond ourselves' VANITY FAIR'Suspenseful: magical, wonderfully written and never predictable . . . An essential addition to the all epic fantasy collections' BOOKLISTCritic Reviews
“'Familiar yet entirely unique, The Unwilling is the sort of story that seeps under your skin and pulses there, intimate and vibrant and alive. Fantasy at its most sublime' Erin Morgenstern , author of The Night Circus .”
'Fantasy at its most sublime' - ERIN MORGENSTERN
'An epic fantasy novel with ingenious, thrilling twists and turns' - KELLY LINK
'Brilliantly executed. The Unwilling is about sharing joy, and sensing fear and cruelty, and caring beyond ourselves' - VANITY FAIR
'Suspenseful: magical, wonderfully written and never predictable . . . An essential addition to the all epic fantasy collections' - BOOKLIST
About the Author
Kelly Braffet is the acclaimed author of the novels Save Yourself, Josie and Jack and Last Seen Leaving. Her writing has been published in The Fairy Tale Review, Post Road and several anthologies. This is her first venture into fantasy.
An epic tale of greed and ambition, cruelty and love, this deeply immersive novel is about bowing to traditions and burning them down. She has no name and no history, but she has a power greater than the Empire has ever known. Thanks to her special gift Judah has enjoyed a privileged life, being raised alongside Gavin, the son and heir to Lord Elban's vast empire. But as they grow Judah comes to realise that while Gavin is being groomed for his future role, she has no true position, and no hope of ever travelling beyond the castle walls. Lord Elban has plans for Judah - for all of them - but to him, she's nothing but a pawn. And he will stop at nothing to get what he wants. But he's not the only one with plans. Outside the castle wall - in the starving, desperate city - is a healer with his own secret power and his own plans for the empire . . . and Judah. The girl who started life with no name and no history will soon uncover more to her story than she ever imagined. An epic tale of greed and ambition, cruelty and love, this deeply immersive novel is about bowing to traditions and burning them down.
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