Queen of Spades

She was created. She was born. She was designed for this.

Spade Acrinovien’s life is bound to the Island of New Arelia by an ancient prophecy. If she leaves, death will eventually devastate the island and then her people there. One day, a mistake sweeps her away from all she has ever known to the continent she once thought was destroyed. Her world is shaken but the solution is clear: she must return home before the prophecy destroys everything she has spent her whole life protecting. Her only hope, however, appears in the form of a drunken and dubious prince who offers her a soul-binding deal. For passage home, she must become the Champion of the Trials by surviving its savage academy and the three challenges fit for only the most ruthless of students or die trying. Will she survive and return in time or will death swallow her people?

Through wicked enemies, tellings of prophecies, and whispers of magical things long forgotten, Spade comes to understand that survival and trust are entwined in the same game, and nobody plays fair. Queen of Spades is the first installment of an action-packed series filled with gut-wrenching truths, blossoming friendships, and heartbreaking loss—perfect for fans of Powerless and Throne of Glass.