![]() ![]() ![]() When they arrive at Alejandro's palace, the King announces Elisa as princess and special guest, but conceals his marriage, and her Godstone. Elisa, who has studied military history, provides sound military advice about the conflict, rescues herself and her companions, and saves the king's life, but her companion Aneaxi dies of injuries sustained in the attack, leaving her with one ally, her nurse and bodyguard, Ximena. While traveling to Joya d'Arena, Elisa's caravan is attacked. On her sixteenth birthday, Lucero-Elisa is married to King Alejandro de Vega of Joya d'Arena, a country soon to be at war with Invierne. Lucero-Elisa lacks confidence in herself, and often eats out of unhappiness she is described as "fat" in the novel. The Princess of Orovalle, Lucero-Elisa de Riqueza, was born as the chosen one, selected by God to fulfill a prophecy shown by a blue gem in her navel called the Godstone. It is the first novel of the Fire and Thorns trilogy, followed by The Crown of Embers (2012) and The Bitter Kingdom (2013). The Girl of Fire and Thorns is the debut novel of author Rae Carson, published by Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins. ![]()
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