Defiant Queen

Kiva was very small when, because of her rebel father, she was locked up in Zalindov—into a terrible prison-colony where criminals are brought from several kingdoms. Many die there in the first year, but Kiva manages to survive and even become a prison healer.

Everything changes when the prison receives a rebellious queen who tried to stage a coup in Kiva’s homeland. And along with her— a note from Kiva’s family: “Don’t let her die.”

To fulfill their request, the girl will have to take part in a series of deadly dangerous elemental trials. And remain alive where hundreds died before her…

Australian #1 bestseller!

The book that Russian YA fans had been waiting for long before publication.

An exciting story and a dark atmosphere that pulls you in from the very first lines.

A film adaptation is possible.

The novel has been well received by Russian book bloggers.