Sapphic romance amidst a tale of palace intrigue from one of fantasy's best–and best-loved–writers.



To secure her beloved grandmother's rescue from a vindictive master, lowly servant Kyuri makes a desperate bargain with the noble Dorven. She must accompany him into the Flower Court at the heart of the imperial palace to search for his missing sister. But the fate of the sister is unclear, and seems to be bound up in a power struggle between ambitious princes.

In order to negotiate these dangerous currents, Kyuri is forced to work with Sulia, the Dowager Empress’s loveliest and most condescending servant. When the investigation leads the two women into deadly palace intrigue and exposes them to the threat of a ravenous fungal ghost plague, they must learn to trust each other in order to survive—and to have a hope of finding a future beyond servitude.

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Praise for this book

Praise for Kate Elliott

“Elliott’s [The Nameless Land] again highlights the growing bonds of family and friendship...The duology will especially entertain those who enjoy fantasies with political intrigue.” —Library Journal

“Elliott again mingles affairs of the heart with affairs of state in this enchanting sequel to The Witch Roads.” —Publishers Weekly on The Nameless Land

“Elliott’s fantastic first in a new duology is filled with rich worldbuilding, political intrigue, and themes of class and family secrets.” —Library Journal, starred review, on The Witch Roads

“A thoughtful, compelling, down-to-earth fantasy set in a vividly-drawn world with deep history and epic dangers.... [The Witch Roads] is a masterful novel.” —Locus Reviews

“An impressively complex world...Readers will be eager to see where this story goes next.” —Publishers Weekly on The Witch Roads

“I highly recommend this. I stayed up way too late finishing it and am still thinking about it a week later.” –Mary Robinette Kowal on Servant Mage

“A short and satisfying romp with a fully developed world and tightly designed magic system. …A definite recommend: light fantasy for the more discerning reader.” –The Wall Street Journal on The Keeper's Six

“Non-stop action! Space battles! Intrigue! This is the kind of space opera that I love best–but Elliott does it even better.” –Ann Leckie, New York Times bestselling author on Unconquerable Sun




About the AuthorKate Elliott has been publishing science fiction and fantasy for over thirty years with a particular focus in immersive world building and epic stories of adventure & transformative cultural change. She’s written fantasy, science fiction, space opera based on the life of Alexander the Great (Unconquerable Sun), Young Adult fantasy, the seven volume (complete!) Crown of Stars epic fantasy series set in a landscape reminiscent of early medieval Europe, and the Afro-Celtic post-Roman alternate-history fantasy with lawyer dinosaurs, Cold Magic, as well as two novellas set in the Magic: The Gathering multiverse. Her work has been nominated for the Nebula, World Fantasy, Norton, and Locus Awards. Her novel Black Wolves won the RT Reviewers’ Choice Award for Best Epic Fantasy 2015. She lives in Hawaii, paddles outrigger canoes, and spoils her schnauzer.
Title: The Flower Court
Author(s): Kate Elliott
ISBN: 9781250423917
Copyright 2027
Release Date: January 12, 2027
Publisher: Tor Publishing Group
Countries: United States, Canada | Learn more about available countries
Language: English
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