Poison is a woman’s weapon
Eighteen-year-old Princess Irini of the Roman Empire of the East commands Thekla to go to Constantinople to be named abbess of her imperial convent. She needs her help to hold the Crown in an ancient, brutal world that belongs to men. The suspicious death of the Emperor puts her on the throne as Empress. We follow Irini’s passion for power and Thekla’s devotion to truth.
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The second book in The Empress Irini Series, charting the extraordinary rise to power of Irini of Athens. Irini's conniving mother-in-law, her five jealous step-brothers, and her own husband, Co-Emperor Leon, threaten Irini's safety in Constantinople. She summons Abbess Thekla, her knife-wielding friend, to bring her sharp wits and courage to get Irini safely through childbirth in the Great Palace. Thekla owes Irini her life and thus her loyalty but she is staggered by Irini's powerful ambitions which far exceed being docile wife and mother. Can Thekla survive Irini's vengeful nature and the bloody aftermath of Irini's ruthless ambition? More from the Empress Irini SeriesBetrothal and BetrayalSeizing PowerÂ
Additional information
| Weight | 310 g |
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| Dimensions | 198 × 130 × 20 mm |
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| Publisher | Scotland Street Press |
| Imprint | Scotland Street Press |
| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | 337 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | Paperback original |
| Dewey | 813.6 (edition:23) |
| Readership | Young Adult / Code: C |