The Pretender's Crown

Name: The Pretender's Crown
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: C. E. Murphy
ISBN: 9781494580162

Author: C. E. Murphy

Series: Inheritors' Cycle #2

Narrator: Beverley A. Crick

Unabridged: 18 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/31/2015

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy

Synopsis

Seduction and stealth are Belinda Primrose's skills—weapons befitting the queen's bastard daughter, a pawn of espionage conceived by Lorraine, ruler of Aulun, and her lover and spymaster, Belinda's father. Now an accomplished assassin, Belinda uncovers the true game her father never intended her to play. For Belinda has found her witchpower, a legacy born from something not of this earth. In a treacherous world where religion and rebellion rule, Lorraine is now in a position to sweep over the countries of Echon and to back her chosen successor to the throne: Belinda.

But Belinda is no longer anyone's pawn. Lured by the sensual dark magic of Dmitri, envoy to a neighboring throne, yet still drawn to the witchlord embrace of her former lover, Javier, Belinda knows that she has entered a realm where power and control go to those who can master and manipulate their fiercest desires. For the witchpower depends on the skill its wielder holds.

About C. E. Murphy

C. E. Murphy is the author of more than twenty books, including the Walker Papers series and the Negotiator trilogy. Born and raised in Alaska, she has since moved to her ancestral homeland of Ireland. She lives there with her husband, a chef, and three very spoiled pets.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Amy on May 07, 2009

The only reason why this book is 4.5 stars and not 5 is because I do not think that Murphy's "alien race" tie in is done as effectively as it could be. While it creates an interesting motivation for the protagonist (Belinda) to make the decisions that she does, I think that the general tie in of the......more

Goodreads review by Christina on July 05, 2011

So... That was kind of wild. I was able to understand this book a bit better and enjoyed it a bit more. I think making Javier and Belinda brother and sister was pushing it in a direction that wasn't necessary. It was pretty disgusting if you ask me. I liked the book overall, though. The Epilogue lea......more

Goodreads review by Wealhtheow on January 23, 2014

An alien race seeds Earth with its operatives, who look like humans but have psychic abilities. They carefully guide human civilization over generations, and while doing so some of these alien spies have children with humans. One of these children is Belinda Primrose, the unacknowledged daughter of......more

Goodreads review by Clay on August 30, 2016

C. E. Murphy delivered installment two (“The Pretender’s Crown” (Ballantine, $14, 461 pages)) after opening with “The Queen’s Bastard”, and it's a worthy successor. It’s also definitely important to start with “The Queen’s Bastard”, and important to give that book a little time. It starts off as tho......more

Goodreads review by Devon on December 16, 2009

While I enjoyed this book and I found it a great read, the reason it only gets a 3 is because of the alien race tie in. The book was wonderful on it's own intriguing the characters grasping but throwing in the alien race just made it seem like she was trying too hard. And every time it was brought u......more