The hundredth queen by emily r king5/20/2023 ![]() ![]() King’s thrilling fantasy debut, an orphan girl blossoms into a warrior, summoning courage and confidence in her fearless quest to upend tradition, overthrow an empire, and reclaim her life as her own. Her only solace comes in the company of her guard, the stoic but kind Captain Deven Naik.įaced with the danger of a tournament to the death-and her growing affection for Deven-Kalinda’s only hope for escape lies in an arcane, forbidden power that’s buried within her. ![]() Within hours, she is ripped from the comfort of her home, set on a desert trek, and ordered to fight for her place among the rajah’s ninety-nine wives and numerous courtesans. Her sole dream is to continue living in peace in the Sisterhood’s mountain temple.īut a visit from the tyrant Rajah Tarek disrupts Kalinda’s life. Plagued by fevers, she’s an unlikely candidate for even a servant’s position, let alone a courtesan or wife. Born in Canada and raised in the United States, she is a shark advocate, a consumer of gummy bears, and an islander at heart, but her greatest interests are her four children. As an orphan ward of the Sisterhood, eighteen-year-old Kalinda is destined for nothing more than a life of seclusion and prayer. King is a writer of fantasy and the author of The Hundredth Queen Series. ![]()
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