I struggled at first with whether I liked her or not.

When the queen announces the Queen’s Tournament, Roh jumps on the chance to win the coral crown and become the next cyren ruler, not because she wants the power, but to learn more about her own past and where she came from. Up against the most cunning, dangerous cyrens in all the realms, does Roh stand a chance?Ī Lair of Bones is the first gripping book in the dark fantasy quartet, Curse of the Cyren Queen.įrom the author of the bestselling fantasy series, The Oremere Chronicles comes this new darkly ambitious tale.Ī Lair of Bones by Helen Scheuerer is the first book in a new epic fantasy series about a young cyren, the mystery surrounding her existence, and the cyrens themselves.The story follows Roh, the cyren daughter of an infamous criminal who is raised in the Lower Sector as a bone cleaner. Opportunity arises in the form of the Queen’s Tournament, a treacherous set of trials that could see the victor crowned ruler of the entire lair. Restricted to the Lower Sector and forced to work as a common bone cleaner, she has always believed she belongs above: where lies adventure… and power. A cavernous fortress, a subterranean labyrinth of tunnels and levels, powered by magic and music…įrom the moment she was born, Roh, the daughter of an infamous criminal, has been despised by her own kind. Mighty cyrens have ruled the ancient lair of Saddoriel for centuries. Reading Challenges: 2021 New Release Challenge, COYER 2021Ī deadly contest.

This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of this review. I received this book via the author, Helen Scheuerer.

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