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The Queen
Fantasy
The Queen
Book 0.4 of the The Selection series
72 pages · First published 2014
Amberly is a young woman from a lower caste when she enters a Selection to compete for the hand of Prince Clarkson, long before Maxon and America’s story begins. Her relationship with Clarkson develops under the same public spectacle and social hierarchy that will later shape their son’s courtship. The novella provides glimpses of the future queen’s hopes and the origins of a royal marriage readers know primarily from the main series. Kiera Cass uses this prequel to add history to Illéa’s monarchy while showing that one generation’s fairy tale can contain shadows visible only in hindsight.
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Mild frightening/intense material
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Cherry Hot Chocolate
Velvety chocolate suits a little enchantment and an escape from the everyday.
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A warming pour with a sharp edge suits a little enchantment and an escape from the everyday.
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- 2 dashes aromatic bitters
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