Caught in a war between the rebels and the invading colonizers, Jetta must make an impossible choicesave her people, or protect her sanity. The second book in Heidi Heiligs acclaimed Shadow Players trilogy blends traditional storytelling with ephemera for a lush, page-turning tale of escape and rebellion that will captivate fans of Leigh Bardugo and Tomi Adeyemi. NPR said that Heidi Heilig comes up with the kind of clever premises that make other writers wring their hands in envy.
Held captive in Hell’s Courtnow the workshop of Theodora, the army engineer and future queen of ChakranaJetta knows she needs to escape. But Theodora has the most tempting bait, a daily dose of a medication that treats Jettas madness.
In exchange, Jetta must use her power over dead spirits to trap their souls into the armys devastating weapons. Yet Jetta fears the more she uses her powers, the more she will be like Le Trpas, her biological father and the necromancer who once terrorized the entire country. Especially now that Jetta has brought her brother, Akra, back from the dead. And the rebels are eager to use Jettas magic, too. Soon she will face the choice between saving all of Chakrana or becoming like her father, and she isnt sure which shell choose.
Acclaimed author Heidi Heilig creates a rich world inspired by Southeast Asian cultures and French colonialism. Her characters are equally complex and nuanced, including a bipolar heroine and biracial love interest. Told from Jettas first-person point-of-view, as well as chapters written as play scripts, and ephemera such as songs, maps, and letters, A Kingdom for a Stage is a vivid, fast-paced journey that Paste magazine called a gorgeously crafted world of magic, betrayal and political upheaval. It will thrill fans of Stephanie Garber, Rene Ahdieh, and Sabaa Tahir.
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