Why we’re excited
Elegy Ahn was prophesied to beat her people's enemies, the Talusar, and now she is on a spaceship heading for a gateway among the stars. Newly gifted with visions herself, she mostly sees death, until one shows Theren, the man she is fated to love, alive and well.
Book two of The Burning Empire, so start with the first volume. Veronica Roth wrote Divergent and has since moved toward adult science fiction and fantasy. Readers who like prophecy stories that blur fantasy and space opera will want to follow Elegy through the door.
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What to know about Curse The Left Hand
Curse The Left Hand is Book 2 in the The Burning Empire series. The series begins with Seek the Traitor’s Son (we have reviewed it). We have reviewed 1 of the series so far.
Veronica Roth is a familiar name here: 2 of Veronica Roth’s books have full reviews, averaging 4.0 out of 5. Our favourite to date is The Sixth Faction (4★).
From the publisher
Fate is complicated.
Elegy Ahn learned that lesson the hard way when the augurs prophesied that she would lead her people to victory over their enemies, the Talusar — and her life quickly unraveled.
Now fate has put her on a spaceship hurtling towards an unknown destination. Now fate reveals itself to her through visions as a newly-made augur herself.
As Elegy gets closer to the doorway in the stars, she has no more clarity into what waits on the other side or how this spacefaring adventure will lead to the defeat of the Talusar. And even worse, she is plagued by visions of death and destruction, as cryptic as they are disturbing. Until she sees one that inspires hope: Theren, her fated love, happy and healthy.
A galaxy of unknowns lies between Elegy and that future. But she’ll do anything to reach it — even if it means deciding between protecting her heart and protecting her people.
Description supplied by the publisher.
We haven’t read Curse The Left Hand yet. When our review goes up, it will replace this page.
