magnificent monarchs, notorious nobles, and distinguished dudes who ruled the world
Magyar, Caleb
2019
Profiles more than 100 important leaders from world history, including kings and queens, presidents and prime ministers, CEO's scientists, athletes, and artists.
Examines the life of Snow White's stepmother, the Wicked Queen, to find out just what it is that makes her so evil that she would want to cut out her teenage step-daughter's heart and have it delivered in a locked keepsake box.
"With Aelin locked in an iron coffin by Queen of the Fae, Maeve, Aedion and Lysandra struggle to defend Terrasen, Chaol, Manon, and Dorian face their own fates, and Rowan seeks his captured wife and queen"--Provided by publisher.
Following the shattering of the glass castle and the deaths of his men, Chaol pursues recovery by searching for healers in the southern continent while trying to convince Dorian and Aelin to ally with him and Nesryn in order to avoid war.
Aelin Galathynius embarks on an epic and desperate quest to protect all that she loves from falling into the hands of the dark forces that threaten to bring war to the fractured kingdom of Erilea.
Twelve-year-old Brida, an apprentice hedgewitch, discovers she is the key to saving her kingdom and must journey far from tiny Oak Hollow to confront the wicked Queen of Crows.
As the fate of Sonande hangs on a single, horrifying choice, Princess Karina and Malik must decide between a power that could transform the world, or a love that could transform their lives.
Queen Nirrim falls victim to a cruel queen's spell and, believing that her friends are enemies, seeks revenge against a world that has wronged her, while the man she loved most sets out to save her from herself.
"Eighteen-year-old Bitterblue, queen of Monsea, realizes her heavy responsibility and the futility of relying on advisors who surround her with lies as she tries to help her people to heal from the thirty-five-year spell cast by her father, a violent psychopath with mind-altering abilities"--OCLC.