Three Dark Crowns (el. knyga) (skaityta knyga) | Kendare Blake | knygos.lt

Aprašymas

Every generation has one queen that rules the island of Fennbirn. It has been the same for hundreds of years. Imbued with the power of the goddess, every last and present queen possesses a talent that allows them to govern - alongside the powerful families who share that talent. It's traditional. It's political. It's deadly.

Three daughters are always born to the ruling monarch, but only one can take the crown when her time is come. Separated at a young age, the three sisters must hone their individual power... for when they turn sixteen they will be pitted against each other in a fight to the death.

Arsinoe is a Naturalist; she has the gift of controlling and manipulating animals and plants. In theory, anyway. Her powers have shown no sign of appearing and she, along her naturalists, are starting to panic. Arsinoe has never been one for playing the game - when she was little she tried to escape Fennbirn, but Fennbirn wouldn't let her go. Her fate is to kill her sisters, but with no tangible power she may have to resort to desperate measures to survive...

Katharine is a Poisoner, but like her sister her powers are weak, and she is introverted and anxious. A Poisoner Queen has governed Fennbirn for generations and the poisoner families will do anything in their power to keep control of The Island. Will the mercurial, gorgeous Pietyr Arron help Katharine develop her confidence - or does he have another, more dangerous agenda?

Mirabella is an Elemental - powerful, beautiful and the strongest of the triplets by far. She can manipulate the weather, control water, create fire. She is also the queen with a conscience, who remembers the night that she and her sisters were separated vividly and causes her frequent nightmares. The money is on her to end the rule of poisoners, but can she put aside her affection for her siblings in order to let fate take its inevitable course?

There is no escape and there is no compromise. There can only be one queen - and the island is waiting to crown her.