Why we’re excited
Ophelia has lived alone in a tower for ten years because of a deadly curse, with a small dragon for company. A charming prince arrives to help her, but she soon suspects he is hiding the truth, and finds herself drawn to the armoured knight he has ordered to guard her.
Margaret Rogerson wrote Sorcery of Thorns, An Enchantment of Ravens and Vespertine, all standalones or near standalones with careful worldbuilding. This one is also self-contained, so anyone can start here. Young adult fantasy readers who like a slow romance and a curse with a mystery inside it should pick it up.
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What to know about Knight Eternal
Margaret Rogerson is new to The Bookish Elf: none of their books has a review here yet.
At 352 pages it is shorter than most fantasy books out in April 2027, where the typical length is about 416 pages.
From the publisher
A cursed girl trapped in a tower must choose between the prince who promises to free her and the immortal knight sworn to protect her in this romantic fantasy from Margaret Rogerson, the New York Times bestselling author of Sorcery of Thorns and Vespertine.
Ophelia has spent the past ten years locked away in a tower, haunted by a deadly curse, with only her pet dragonlet for company. She connects with the outside world through her books, her spyglass, and the experiments that have become her windows to everything she cannot reach.
In a kingdom where magic has faded to nearly nothing, a powerful curse like Ophelia’s is a mystery that soon attracts the interest of the crown prince. Prince Tristan is handsome and charming, and his arrival allows Ophelia to descend from her tower for the first time in years. But as Tristan sweeps her up in a whirlwind courtship, she suspects he is keeping a secret from her about her curse—and finds herself growing ever closer to the knight he has assigned to keep her safe. Clad in dragonscale armor, bound by an unbreakable enchantment to serve the crown, the knight is feared by all who cross his path. Only Ophelia looks closely enough to glimpse the noble soul beneath, imprisoned by the cruelty of his vow.
Yet love cannot exist between them. For as Ophelia makes a discovery that could alter her fate and the fate of the whole kingdom, the knight’s enchantment demands his uncompromising loyalty to Prince Tristan. Even if that forces him to betray his lady…and break her heart.
Description supplied by the publisher.
We haven’t read Knight Eternal yet. When our review goes up, it will replace this page.
