The Crown of Embers

About the Author

RAE CARSON is the author of The Girl of Fire and Thorns. Before becoming a full-time writer, she dabbled in many things, from teaching to corporate sales to architecture. She lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her family.

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Credits

Cover art © 2012 by Sammy Yuen and Lara Jade

Cover design by Sammy Yuen and Paul Zakris

Copyright

This book is a work of fiction. References to real people, events, establishments, organizations, or locales are intended only to provide a sense of authenticity, and are used to advance the fictional narrative. All other characters, and all incidents and dialogue, are drawn from the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real.

Crown of Embers

Copyright © 2012 by Rae Carson

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Carson, Rae.

The crown of embers / by Rae Carson.

ISBN 978-0-06-202651-4 (hardback)

Epub Edition © JULY 2012 ISBN: 9780062190086

[1. Kings, queens, rulers, etc.—Fiction. 2. Prophecies—Fiction. 3. Magic—Fiction. 4. Love—Fiction.] I. Title.

PZ7.C2423Cr 2012 [Fic]—dc23 2012014125

Version 09072012

12 13 14 15 16 LP/RRDH 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

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