![]() ![]() Is she in league with the wizard Grandier? Or is she laying claim to the throne? It falls to Thomas Boniface, Captain of the Queen’s Guard and Ravenna’s former lover, to sort out who is friend and who is foe in a deadly game to keep the Dowager Queen and the kingdom she loves from harm. The illegitimate daughter of the old king and the Queen of Air and Darkness herself, Kade’s true goals are cloaked in mystery. But now Urbain Grandier, the dark master of scientific sorcery, has arrived to plot against the throne and Kade, bast*ard sister of the king, has appeared unexpectedly at court. As the weak King Roland, misled by treacherous companions, rules the country, only his ruthless mother, the Dowager Queen Ravenna, truly guards the safety of the realm. The kingdom of Ile Rien is in peril, menaced by magical threats and court intrigue. This new edition has been revised by the author. It was a finalist for the 1993 Compton Crook/Stephen Tall Award and a runner up for the 1994 Crawford Award. ![]() The Element of Fire was first published in the US by Tor Books in 1993, and has been published in six languages. ![]()
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