If you love mythical creatures and fantasy, courageous characters and you like not sleeping so you can finish a book, this is one for you.” - Ana Jackson (Goodreads)

It was an incredible journey to go through with Roh and Odi.

★★★★★ “Scheuerer’s writing flows so elegantly and immerses you into the rich and intricate worlds she creates… this one left me DYING for the next book and I need it in my life now – where is book #2 at ?! A Lair of Bones is perfect for lovers of Red Queen, Throne of Glass & To Kill A Kingdom” - The Book Tweeter ★★★★★ “A magnificent story that kept me riveted from the very first page… A brilliant, deeply intriguing world, and characters who are wonderfully drawn…” - Alexandra Nahlous Up against the most cunning, dangerous cyrens in all the realms, does Roh stand a chance?Ī Lair of Bones is the first gripping book in the dark fantasy quartet, Curse of the Cyren Queen.įrom the author of the bestselling fantasy series, The Oremere Chronicles comes this new darkly ambitious tale. Opportunity arises in the form of the Queen’s Tournament, a treacherous set of trials that could see the victor crowned ruler of the entire lair. Restricted to the Lower Sector and forced to work as a common bone cleaner, she has always believed she belongs above: where lies adventure… and power. A cavernous fortress, a subterranean labyrinth of tunnels and levels, powered by magic and music…įrom the moment she was born, Roh, the daughter of an infamous criminal, has been despised by her own kind. Mighty cyrens have ruled the ancient lair of Saddoriel for centuries. Hauntingly beautiful and lavishly told, Asperfell is a must-listen for fans of Jane Austen who always wished she'd dabbled in blood magic.A deadly contest. And so, she plunges into a world of caged madmen and demented spirits, of dark magic and cryptic whispers.and of a bleak and broken prince with no interest in being rescued.

Only by braving the gate of Asperfell could Briony hope to find the true heir to the throne of Tiralaen and save her kingdom from civil war.

She was simply her father's little whirlwind - fingers smudged with ink, dresses caked with mud - forever lost in a book or the spirit-haunted woods surrounding her family's country estate.īut Briony always had a knack for showing up where she was least expected. She was, after all, neither Mage nor criminal. Not one has ever returned.īriony never dreamed she might set foot in the otherworldly prison. Only the darkest and most dangerous of Mages are sentenced to pass through the gate to Asperfell. 'A haunting and beautifully written gothic tale, which.will inspire and hearten both adult and young adult readers.' (Natalie Jenner, internationally best-selling author of The Jane Austen Society)

A lair of bones by helen scheuerer