Anambitiousandunflinchingtaleofcolonialism,conquest,andrevenge,QueenoftheConqueredbeginsapowerfulfantasyseriessetinaCaribbean-inspiredworld.*NamedoneofTIME’sTop100FantasyBooksOfAllTime*WorldFantasyAwardforBestNovel,winnerOntheislandsofHansLollik,SigourneyRosewastheonlysurvivorwhenherfamilywasmassacredbythecolonizers.Whenthechildlesskingoftheislandsdeclareshewillchoosehissuccessorfromamongsteligiblenoblefamilies,Sigourneyisreadytoexactherrevenge.Butsomeoneiskillingofftherulingfamiliestoclearapathtothethrone.Andasthebodiespileupandalleyesregardherwithsuspicion,Sigourneymustfindalliesamongherpreyandthemurdereramongherpeers...lestshebecomethenextvictim.PraiseforQueenoftheConquered:“AstormofanovelasepicasAlexandreDumas’sTheCountofMonteCristo.“--TochiOnyebuchi,authorofBeastsMadeofNight“Thebook’sabsorbingsetting,captivatinglead,andrelevantthemesofraceandclasscomplementeachotherwithalternatingdelicacyandsavagery.“--NPRBooks“Callender’sfirstadultnoveldrawsracerelations,conquest,magic,andpoliticsintoanimaginative,layeredstorythatwillkeepreaderstwistinguntiltheend.“--LibraryJournalIslandsofBloodandStormQueenoftheConqueredKingoftheRising
