Gilded Crown, The : Marianne Gordon

Marianne Gordon Paperback Series: The Raven’s Trade FICTION/Fantasy / Dark Fantasy A Paperback Original—Also Available as a Simultaneous Hardcover Edition The Witch’s Heart meets The Foxglove King in this debut novel about a woman who can bring people back from the dead, and the Princess—and only heir to the throne—that she must protect, no matter the cost. The first time Hellevir visited Death, she was ten years old…Since she was a little girl, Hellevir has been able to raise the dead. Every creature can be saved for a price, a price demanded by the shrouded figure who rules the afterlife, who takes a little more from Hellevir with each soul she resurrects. Such a gift can rarely remain a secret. When Princess Sullivain, sole heir to the kingdom’s throne, is assassinated, the Queen summons Hellevir to demand she bring her granddaughter back to life. But once is not enough; the killers might strike again. The Princess’s death would cause a civil war, so the Queen commands that Hellevir remain by her si