The Traitor's Game

By Jennifer A. Nielsen

Book #1 in the The Traitor's Game series

A rebel plot, a powerful blade, and a captive who defies expectations.

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400 pages· 103,059 words· Est. 9.5 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Kestra Dallisor, exiled and returning home, is kidnapped by rebels seeking the Olden Blade, the key to overthrowing a tyrant king. As she battles her captors, including the determined Simon, shifting loyalties and hidden secrets force them to question their true allegiances. Will Kestra become the kingdom's savior or its downfall?

From the publisher

Hearts and loyalties collide in this electrifying New York Times bestseller from critically acclaimed author Jennifer A. Nielsen – in paperback alongside Book Two!Jennifer A. Nielsen’s New York Times bestseller The Traitor’s Game, which Entertainment Weekly called the next big YA fantasy, is perfect for fans of the Red Queen series by Victoria Aveyard and the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas. Kestra Dallisor has spent three years in exile in the Lava Fields, but that won’t stop her from being drawn back into her father’s palace politics. He’s second-in-command to the cruel king, Lord Endrick, which makes Kestra a valuable bargaining chip. A group of rebels knows this – and they snatch Kestra from her carriage as she reluctantly travels home. The kidnappers want her to retrieve the lost Olden Blade, the only object that can destroy the king, but Kestra is not the obedient captive they expected. One of the rebels, Simon, has his hands full as Kestra tries to foil their plot, by any means necessary. As motives shift and secrets emerge, both have to decide what – and who – it is they’re fighting for.

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