Six Savage Thrones

From a major new voice in epic fantasy, Six Savage Thrones continues the Queens of Elben trilogy, a breathtaking epic fantasy of dragons, courtly intrigue, sapphic yearning, and the wives of Henry VIII defying their destiny. 

DIVIDED HE WINS, UNITED HE FALLS.

The kingdom of Elben is in turmoil. One of its magical palaces lies in ruins at the bottom of the ocean and the king is on the hunt for the traitor Queen Seymour. He will not stop until he brings her to her knees.

No one would ever suspect Queen Howard of treachery or spy craft, but she is no longer content to be the king’s songbird. She will see to Henry’s downfall. But there is a new gentleman at court, one who seems to know more about her true motives than he should – is he friend or foe?

Queen Cleves has already survived a war. She knows what she must do to protect herself, but now she finds herself fighting a longing for another queen that is so fierce it might swallow her up.

Amidst the turmoil, King Henry’s sister Cecilia vies for the power she has been denied. But the queens will soon learn they must work together to break the bonds that tie them to the king. For Henry is delving deeper into strange old magics, ones that could birth a monster.

• "Six Wild Crowns is a beautiful feminist epic, a luscious and luminous read."
  Tasha Suri, World Fantasy Award-winning author of The Jasmine Throne on Six Wild Crowns
• "YA author Race’s adult debut combines the romantasy of Sarah J. Maas, the cutthroat political corruption of Game of Thrones, and the feminist/sapphic history and mythology revisionism of Madeline Miller’s Circe, set in a fantastically researched Tudor Court with all its machinations, à la Alison Weir. An absorbing tale of magic and sisterhood that will be irresistible to a wide swath of readers." 
  Library Journal (starred review) on Six Wild Crowns
• "Readers of historical fiction or fantasy will thoroughly enjoy this feminist reimagining of King Henry VIII and his wives." 
  Booklist on Six Wild Crowns (starred review)
• "Holly Race puts a deliciously fantastical twist on the world of Tudor England ... it’s twisty and satisfying."
  Paste on Six Wild Crowns
• "A ferocious tale of female rage and the strength of sisterhood, Six Wild Crowns is an inventive and fantastical reimagining of Henry VIII’s queens - and their fight to reclaim the power stolen from them. Race weaves a rich tapestry of political maneuverings, where love must war against sovereignty, truth battles tradition, and two queens forge heart-wrenching solidarity as they riot against a world determined to hold them down."
  S.A. MacLean, author of The Phoenix Keeper on Six Wild Crowns
• "An intricate gem of a novel bursting with ancient magic and intrigue."
  Molly O'Neill, author of Greenteeth on Six Wild Crowns
• "A glittering, magnificent epic, dripping with menace and brimming with female empowerment. Absolutely incredible."
  Francesca May, author of Wild and Wicked Things on Six Wild Crowns
• "A beautifully written tale of resistance, rebellion, and sisterhood, with an ending that will leave you heartbroken and breathless for more."
  M. H. Ayinde, author of A Song of Legends Lost on Six Wild Crowns
• "A thoroughly delectable fantasy that celebrates sisterhood and courageous truth while exposing the active maliciousness of patriarchy. The Tudor period is reconstructed into a deftly woven fantasy fraught with all the court politics, betrayals and closely guarded secrets of the era. The wives of Henry VII are resplendent, shrewdly navigating a world intent on controlling them and ready to destroy it all in defense of the ties that bind them. This is an intricate, powerful and utterly spectacular book. No one is ready for it."
  Bea Fitzgerald, author of Girl, Goddess, Queen on Six Wild Crowns
• "Written in lush, compelling prose and set in a richly drawn world, this sexy, feminist re-imagining of the story of Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour is the romantasy book I've been waiting for."
  Katharine Corr, co-author of Daughter of Darkness on Six Wild Crowns
• "With glittering magic, powerful dragons, and a feminist bend, Six Wild Crowns skillfully weaves history and fantasy into an accomplished and brilliantly inventive reimagining of Tudor England."
  E.M. Castellan, author of the In the Shadow of the Sun series on Six Wild Crowns
• “Fierce and furious, this spectacular reclaiming holds a fantastical mirror up to the six queens and shows that women are always stronger when united.”
  Helen Corcoran, author of Queen of Coin and Whispers on Six Wild Crowns
• "Six Wild Crowns is a truly unique retelling of the Tudors. Dragons and deceit and love and magic… I couldn’t put it down! Holly explores Henry VIII and his wives while weaving in themes of power, sisterhood, and love in its many forms. A truly dazzling novel."
  Natasha Bowen, author of Skin of the Sea on Six Wild Crowns