In "The Crown of Embers," the second book of the Fire and Thorns series by Rae Carson, Elisa is adjusting to her new role as queen of Joya d'Arena while grappling with the burdens of leadership. As dark forces conspire against her, she must uncover the secrets of her magical heritage and forge alliances to protect her kingdom. With threats on the horizon, Elisa embarks on a perilous journey, discovering her own strength and the power of love and sacrifice. As she faces betrayal and choices that could alter her future, Elisa's resolve is tested like never before. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is part of a book series called Girl Of Fire And Thorns .

This book is aimed at children at US 8th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 12-17 years.

There are 432 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2019 by Greenwillow Books .

Rae Carson has published short stories in venues such as Weird Tales Magazine and Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and is a graduate of the Blue Heaven Novel Writing Workshop. She lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, novelist C. C. Finlay, two (reasonably) well-behaved teenaged stepsons and a pair of naughty cats.