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A divided nation. Four Queens. A ruthless pickpocket. A noble messenger. And the murders that unite them.
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These are the words Keralie Corrington lives by as the preeminent dipper in the Concord, the central area uniting the four quadrants of Quadara. She steals under the guidance of her mentor Mackiel, who runs a black market selling their bounty to buyers desperate for what they can’t get in their own quarter. For in the nation of Quadara, each quarter is strictly divided from the other. Four queens rule together, one from each region:

Toria: the intellectual quarter that values education and ambition
Ludia: the pleasure quarter that values celebration, passion, and entertainment
Archia: the agricultural quarter that values simplicity and nature
Eonia: the futurist quarter that values technology, stoicism and harmonious community

When Keralie intercepts a comm disk coming from the House of Concord, what seems like a standard job goes horribly wrong. Upon watching the comm disks, Keralie sees all four queens murdered in four brutal ways. Hoping that discovering the intended recipient will reveal the culprit – information that is bound to be valuable bartering material with the palace – Keralie teams up with Varin Bollt, the Eonist messenger she stole from, to complete Varin’s original job and see where it takes them.

Can I join too?

Of course!

Maddison wrote: "Of course!"

Yaaaaaaay! Thanks Maddison :)

No worries! I'm so excited to read this!

Me too! I'm planning to audio book this. But let's see :)

Ah yeah, I can't audiobook fantasies. I've got to decide what to pick up first!

Ah sorry! I forgot the message. Alrighty!

Forgot what message?

Started!

Nice work! I still haven't XD

Can't wait for you to start :)

I'll try and keep up with you :)

So do regular updates so I can try and keep up please :D

Your wish is my command :P

Awesome XD It keeps me motivated, how long do you think it'll take you to read?

I'm listening to audio book. It's about 11 hours. It will take days as I'm listening it on my way to work.

Oh awesome that's perfect :D I can split it up into a bit a day <3 Can you update in % or chapters, please? Where are you up to currently? I'm going to constantly ask this every time I catch up to you XD

Yes dude! I'll update in %. 4 percent into it! I'm so living for the queendom! An INTERESTING THING happened unexpectedly.

Yay! I'll read a chapter which will probably be 4% later on tonight :D Super excited to start this!

I'll be waiting for your update.

Sure thing :D

About to read Chapter 2 and get to around 4% :)

Tell me after you've read the chapter 2!!!

Will do, you read any more?

Yep, Currently in chapter 4.

Alrighty! Good thing I asked, I thought you'd just say XD

I thought I would once I get into 10 percent or something

Anyway, I'll update you now and then :)

I'll just ask every day how much you read.

Alrighty! So (view spoiler)[ what do you think about Quadara? I love how only the female line rule it. It's kinda giving me pride (hide spoiler)]

I'll read Chapter 2-4 tonight so I can catch up :D

Are they long chapters?

I don't think they are long.

Okay cool

15% - (view spoiler)[Okay, I love how each chapter ends. The book knows how to keep you until the end. Quadara reminds me of districts. Four districts with their own specialty but instead of ruled by the president, every quadrant is ruled by four Queens. That was amazing. And when Queen Iris got killed, I was like wait, what happened now. She was talking about the bee sting for god's sake. It also made me wonder does it really will feel like a bee sting when your throat was opened up. BAD THOUGHTS. Anyways, I guess Keralie ended up in Queen Iris's place. It is going to look like she will be the murderer. Can't wait! (hide spoiler)]

I got to 11% this morning, so good!

IKR :)

Janani(ஜனனி) wrote: "Alrighty! So [spoilers removed]"

I love how we have the current image after the Wars. It's a nice change. I also just adore the way (view spoiler)[they all rule from the one room, they just each have their own spaces within the room. It's such a neat idea! (hide spoiler)]

Am I the only one who is constantly flicking back and forth between the map and the lands and the rules to see what's what? I just can't set them straight in my head, who rules what land and what their values and focuses are. I have no idea how you're doing the audio XD

I'll get caught up tonight for sure :)

I'm struggling with names and places for sure. But that will be me in general(i tend to forget things easily). Lol

It's just super confusing, but that's alright XD

Where are you now? Same place?

I think I need to stop flicking, and hope it'll all make sense by itself.

Marguerite is the 40 year old Queen of Toria, Iris is 30, Corra is 25 and Stessa is 16 right? I can't remember where the other Queens are from.

Iris will be 25 or 26, I guess

OMG! Dude, I just read the blurb of the book. Damn, I think it's best to not read it before starting. I'm such an excited wimp.

Yeah I never read blurbs XD It always spoils. I base off cover.

Also I'm sure it said she was 30.

Ah, I so want to tell you what is on the blurb!

Don't XD It always spoils

yeah yeah, i won't :(

Thanks XD Read any more? Or still 15%?