Waiting on Wednesday: The Crown’s Game

“Waiting on” Wednesday is a weekly meme, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that highlights upcoming releases that we are eagerly anticipating.

The Crown’s Game by Evelyn Skye

Publisher: Balzer and Bray

Expected Date: May 17, 2016

 Image and Description Credit: Goodreads

Vika Andreyeva can summon the snow and turn ash into gold. Nikolai Karimov can see through walls and conjure bridges out of thin air. They are enchanters—the only two in Russia—and with the Ottoman Empire and the Kazakhs threatening, the Tsar needs a powerful enchanter by his side.

And so he initiates the Crown’s Game, an ancient duel of magical skill—the greatest test an enchanter will ever know. The victor becomes the Imperial Enchanter and the Tsar’s most respected adviser. The defeated is sentenced to death.

Raised on tiny Ovchinin Island her whole life, Vika is eager for the chance to show off her talent in the grand capital of Saint Petersburg. But can she kill another enchanter—even when his magic calls to her like nothing else ever has?

For Nikolai, an orphan, the Crown’s Game is the chance of a lifetime. But his deadly opponent is a force to be reckoned with—beautiful, whip smart, imaginative—and he can’t stop thinking about her.

And when Pasha, Nikolai’s best friend and heir to the throne, also starts to fall for the mysterious enchantress, Nikolai must defeat the girl they both love . . . or be killed himself.

As long-buried secrets emerge, threatening the future of the empire, it becomes dangerously clear . . . the Crown’s Game is not one to lose.

A young adult fantasy set in Imperial Russia. It’s like this book is screaming my name! When I heard about this one, I was jumping for joy. I’ve always been fascinated by Russian history and culture especially when it’s displayed in literature and The Crown’s Game is just the next in line. I devoured the Grisha trilogy, Deathless, Tsarina, etc. and hope to love this one just as much! I am already hearing amazing things about this story and cannot wait to get my hands on it! Is it May yet?

So are you waiting on The Crown’s Game by Evelyn Skye?