Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme that highlights books soon to be released, the ones we’re excited about but haven’t read yet. It’s hosted by Wishful Endings, and was formerly hosted by Breaking the Spine. Y’all can check out all of this week’s Can’t-Wait Wednesday posts here.
Title: The Stone Eater
Author: Carol Beth Anderson
Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Post-Apocalyptic
Publication Date: April 1, 2021
Publisher: Eliana Press
Synopsis:
The exhilarating, romantic conclusion to The Magic Eaters Trilogy, a dystopian YA fantasy series like no other.
Can Nora take her father’s crown…before his dark magic takes her life?
Ulmin Abrios, King of Cellerin, has gone mad. He’s invading and terrorizing his own cities.
Princess Nora, his estranged daughter, is determined to seize the crown and save her people. Along with her boyfriend Ovrun and her friends Krey and Sarza, she secretly returns to Cellerin.
As she plots to take down her father, Nora wrestles with her desire to find love. She knows how confining life in the palace will be. Could Ovrun—or any man—ever truly embrace the restrictive life of a king?
Touring her land on a dragon’s back, Nora builds a vast team of supporters. But Ulmin’s mind is decimated by forbidden magic, and he’ll use any weapon, from torture to mental slavery, to protect himself. Even against his daughter.
With both the crown and her heart at stake, Nora must give her all to defeat her father. Otherwise, his tyranny will overwhelm the land…giving Nora no escape but death.
My thoughts:
The Stone Eater is the final entry in Carol Beth Anderson’s Magic Eaters trilogy. You need to start with the first, The Frost Eater, and read all the way through. I promise, it will be well worth your time! Anderson does an excellent job of creating a world you want to get to know and characters you either love or love to hate. And there are dragons. Dragons make any book better, am I right? The magic system she’s created is also fascinating to me.
And y’all, look at the cover. Isn’t it just creepy and gorgeous?
This trilogy is one of my favorites, and I’m sad that this is the last book in it. Read the first two now, and then you’ll be ready to jump in on The Stone Eater when it releases in April! You can preorder it here (affiliate link).
Also, if you just want to read something really cool, check out The Curio Cabinet, Anderson’s collection of microfiction. Worlds and universes and stories aplenty, each in 150 words or less.
I don’t know if I’ve heard of this series, but that cover makes me very interested! Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
Lisa Loves Literature
Happy to do so! Give it a try – if you like fantasy, I think you’ll enjoy it.
That cover is so creepy and I love it. May have to check out this series.
Isn’t it delicious? Let me know what you think if you give the series a read!
You have me curious about The Curio Cabinet. I will definitely have to check that out. I also like the sound of the Magic Eaters Trilogy. I hope this final book in the trilogy turns out to be a great read!
The Curio Cabinet just blows my mind. Such tremendous stories told in so few words. And it’s such a quick read!
Wow, what a stunning and eye-catching cover! I haven’t heard of this trilogy, but it looks like one I might need to check out.
I highly recommend it!
Wow I didn’t even know about this series!
Happy to share a new read!
I totally agree with you about the cover for this one! And the series does sound really interesting. I’ll go check it out and add to my list. Thanks for sharing!