The False Princess

By Eilis O'Neal

A girl discovers her royal life is a lie and must harness hidden magic to uncover a kingdom's secret.

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319 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Sinda's life shatters when she learns she's a false princess, a mere stand-in for the real heir. Cast out to a distant village, she struggles with her new identity until she discovers a dangerous magic within her. Determined to find answers, Sinda returns to the city she once called home. As she embraces her role as a wizard scribe, she reunites with her best friend, Keirnan, and uncovers a secret that could alter Thorvaldor's fate. Can Sinda navigate this treacherous path and redefine her destiny?

From the publisher

Princess and heir to the throne of Thorvaldor, Nalia’s led a privileged life at court. But everything changes when it’s revealed, just after her sixteenth birthday, that she is a false princess, a stand-in for the real Nalia, who has been hidden away for her protection. Cast out with little more than the clothes on her back, the girl now called Sinda must leave behind the city of Vivaskari, her best friend, Keirnan, and the only life she’s ever known. Sinda is sent to live with her only surviving relative, an aunt who is a dyer in a distant village. She is a cold, scornful woman with little patience for her newfound niece, and Sinda proves inept at even the simplest tasks. But when Sinda discovers that magic runs through her veins - long-suppressed, dangerous magic that she must learn to control - she realizes that she can never learn to be a simple village girl. Returning to Vivaskari for answers, Sinda finds her purpose as a wizard scribe, rediscovers the boy who saw her all along, and uncovers a secret that could change the course of Thorvaldor’s history, forever. A dazzling first novel, “The False Princess” is an engrossing fantasy full of mystery, action, and romance.”

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